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Them Quotes by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- In the depths of every heart, there is a tomb and a dungeon, though the lights, the music, and revelry above may cause us to…
- The trees reflected in the river - they are unconscious of a spiritual world so near to them. So are we.
- ...and we have so far improved upon the custom of Adam and Eve, that we generally furnish forth our feasts with a portion of some…
- Romance and poetry, ivy, lichens and wallflowers need ruin to make them grow.
- Come, therefore, and let us fling mud at them!
- Mankind are earthen jugs with spirits in them.
- Dream strange things and make them look like truth.
- At no time are people so sedulously careful to keep their trifling appointments, attend to their ordinary occupations, and thus put a commonplace aspect on…
- An unhappy gentleman, resolving to wed nothing short of perfection, keeps his heart and hand till both get so old and withered that no tolerable…
- Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands…
- Our Creator would never have made such lovely days, and have given us the deep hearts to enjoy them, above and beyond all thought, unless…
- Nobody, I think, ought to read poetry, or look at pictures or statues, who cannot find a great deal more in them than the poet…
- His stories are good to hear at night, because we can dream about them asleep; and good in the morning, too, because then we can…
- It is remarkable, that persons who speculate the most boldly often conform with the most perfect quietude to the external regulations of society. The thoughts…
- In all her intercourse with society, however, there was nothing that made her feel as if she belonged to it... She stood apart from mortal…
- 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…
- 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…
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- A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and… — Pietro Aretino
- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
- Stories surge up out of nowhere, and if they feel compelling, you follow them. You let them unfold inside you and see… — Paul Auster