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

Quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Topics: Passion Quotes

Time flies over us, but leaves it shadow behind.

Time flies over us, but leaves it shadow behind.

A pure hand needs no glove to cover it.

A pure hand needs no glove to cover it.

Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit,...

Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit,...

Sunlight is painting.

Sunlight is painting.

Our most intimate friend is not he to whom we show the worst, but the...

Our most intimate friend is not he to whom we show the worst, but the...

Easy reading is damned hard writing.

Easy reading is damned hard writing.

We must not always talk in the market-place of what happens to us in the...

We must not always talk in the market-place of what happens to us in the...

A hero cannot be a hero unless in an heroic world

A hero cannot be a hero unless in an heroic world

Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if...

Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if...

Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which,...

Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which,...

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...

Moonlight is sculpture.

Moonlight is sculpture.

Time flies over us, but leaves it shadow behind

Time flies over us, but leaves it shadow behind

Life is made up of marble and mud.

Life is made up of marble and mud.

Mountains are earth's undecaying monuments.

Mountains are earth's undecaying monuments.

Selfishness is one of the qualities apt to inspire love.

Selfishness is one of the qualities apt to inspire love.

Easy reading is damn hard writing.

Easy reading is damn hard writing.

Let men tremble to win the hand of woman, unless they win along with it...

Let men tremble to win the hand of woman, unless they win along with it...

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts...

Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts...