Best Nathaniel Hawthorne Wisdom
- It was one of those moments—which sometimes occur only at the interval of years—when a man's moral aspect is faithfully revealed to his mind's eye.… Aspect
- I have laughed, in bitterness and agony of heart, at the contrast between what I seem and what I am! Agony
- But there is a fatality, a feeling so irresistible and inevitable that it has the force of doom, which almost invariably compels human beings to… Almost Invariably
- ...if truth were everywhere to be shown, a scarlet letter would blaze forth on many a bosom... Blaze
- How is it possible to sayan unkind or irreverential word of Rome? The city of all time, and of all the world! All
- What a happy and holy fashion it is that those who love one another should rest on the same pillow. Fashion
- Of all the events which constitute a person's biography, there is scarcely one ... to which the world so easily reconciles itself as to his… All
- Would all, who cherish such wild wishes, but look around them, they would oftenest find their sphere of duty, of prosperity, and happiness, within those… All
- Generosity is the flower of justice. Charity
- As a general rule, Providence seldom vouchsafes to mortals any more than just that degree of encouragement which suffices to keep them at a reasonably… Any
- What a sweet reverence is that when a young man deems his mistress a little more than mortal and almost chides himself for longing to… Bring
- I have come to see the nonsense of trying to describe fine scenery. Describe
- I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house. So I spend almost all the daylight hours in… Air
- There is no such thing in man's nature as a settled and full resolve either for good or evil, except at the very moment of… Evil
- Man's own youth is the world's youth; at least he feels as if it were, and imagines that the earth's granite substance is something not… Earth
- Easy reading is damn hard writing. Damn
- Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. Alight
- Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us a wild-goose chase, and is never… Attained
- Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which, if you sit down quietly, may alight upon you Alight
- No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which one… Any
- You are the only person in the world that was ever necessary to me. Ever Necessary
- It is a curious subject of observation and inquiry, whether hatred and love be not the same thing at the bottom. Each, in its utmost… Affections
- Time flies over us, but leaves it shadow behind Behind
- I hate track! I hate running! Running around and around and around and around, and all you get is this little ribbon. That's not for… All
- Just as there comes a warm sunbeam into every cottage window, so comes a love-born of Gods care for every need. Born
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