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.

Quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Topics: Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes

No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to...

No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to...

Mountains are earth's undecaying monuments.

Mountains are earth's undecaying monuments.

A hero cannot be a hero unless in a heroic world.

A hero cannot be a hero unless in a heroic world.

Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some...

Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some...

The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the...

The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the...

The calmer thought is not always the right thought, just as the distant view is...

The calmer thought is not always the right thought, just as the distant view is...

Easy reading is damned hard writing.

Easy reading is damned hard writing.

Nobody has any conscience about adding to the improbabilities of a marvelous tale.

Nobody has any conscience about adding to the improbabilities of a marvelous tale.

What other dungeon is so dark as one's own heart! What jailer so inexorable as...

What other dungeon is so dark as one's own heart! What jailer so inexorable as...

Love, whether newly born, or aroused from a deathlike slumber, must always create sunshine, filling...

Love, whether newly born, or aroused from a deathlike slumber, must always create sunshine, filling...

Mountains are earth's undecaying monuments.

Mountains are earth's undecaying monuments.

What we call real estate - the solid ground to build a house on -...

What we call real estate - the solid ground to build a house on -...

Caresses, expressions of one sort or another, are necessary to the life of the affections...

Caresses, expressions of one sort or another, are necessary to the life of the affections...

But this had been a sin of passion, not of principle, nor even purpose

But this had been a sin of passion, not of principle, nor even purpose

Time flies over us, but leaves it shadow behind

Time flies over us, but leaves it shadow behind

Moonlight is sculpture.

Moonlight is sculpture.

Easy reading is damn hard writing.

Easy reading is damn hard writing.

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

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

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.

Our Creator would never have made such lovely days, and have given us the deep...

Our Creator would never have made such lovely days, and have given us the deep...