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Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes

Nathaniel Hawthorne quotes

American Novelist, Writer July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864

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Nathaniel Hawthorne quote: "people always grow more foolish, unless they take care to grow..."
...people always grow more foolish, unless they take care to grow wiser and wiser... Nathaniel Hawthorne
There are few things, - whether in the outward world, or to a certain depth, in the invisible sphere of thought, - few things hidden from the man who devotes himself earnestly and unreservedly to the solution of a mystery. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Thus content with an inner sphere which they inhabit together, it is not immediately that the outward world can obtrude itself upon their notice. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Little, impalpable worlds, were those soap-bubbles, with the big world depicted, in hues bright as imagination, on the nothing of their surface. Nathaniel Hawthorne
It [the scarlet letter] had the effect of a spell, taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity, and enclosing her in a sphere by herself. Nathaniel Hawthorne
But, all this while, I was giving myself very unnecessary alarm. Providence had mediated better things for me than I could possibly imagine for myself. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne quote: "Sunlight is painting."
Sunlight is painting. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne quote: "A hero cannot be a hero unless in a heroic world."
A hero cannot be a hero unless in a heroic world. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne quote: "the sun was still marking the passage of the first bright hour..."
....the sun was still marking the passage of the first bright hour in a history that was not destined to be all so bright. Nathaniel Hawthorne
No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true. Nathaniel Hawthorne
You speculate on the luxury of wearing out a whole existence in bed, like an oyster in its shell, content with the sluggish ecstasy of inaction. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne quote: "A woman's chastity consists, like an onion, of a series of coats."
A woman's chastity consists, like an onion, of a series of coats. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne quote: "What a terrible thing it is to try to let off a little bit of..."
What a terrible thing it is to try to let off a little bit of truth into this miserable humbug of a world! Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne quote: "Nobody has any conscience about adding to the improbabilities..."
Nobody has any conscience about adding to the improbabilities of a marvelous tale. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne quote: "There are many things in this world that a child must not ask..."
There are many things in this world that a child must not ask about. Nathaniel Hawthorne

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