Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Quotes

Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

- Nathaniel Hawthorne

My fortune somewhat resembled that of a person who should entertain an idea of committing suicide, and, altogether beyond his hopes, meet with the good hap to be murdered.

My fortune somewhat resembled that of a person who should entertain an idea of committing suicide, and, altogether beyond his hopes, meet with the good hap to be murdered.

- Nathaniel Hawthorne

Religion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art are strangers.

Religion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art are strangers.

- Nathaniel Hawthorne

Top 10 Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes

Top 10 Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes

- Nathaniel Hawthorne

Selfishness is one of the qualities apt to inspire love.

Selfishness is one of the qualities apt to inspire love.

- Nathaniel Hawthorne

A pure hand needs no glove to cover it.

A pure hand needs no glove to cover it.

- Nathaniel Hawthorne

We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it may be so the moment after death.

We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it may be so the moment after death.

- Nathaniel Hawthorne

Mountains are earth's undecaying monuments.

Mountains are earth's undecaying monuments.

- Nathaniel Hawthorne

All brave men love; for he only is brave who has affections to fight for, whether in the daily battle of life, or in physical contests.

All brave men love; for he only is brave who has affections to fight for, whether in the daily battle of life, or in physical contests.

- Nathaniel Hawthorne

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