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.

Quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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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 -...

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...

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

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.

You are the only person in the world that was ever necessary to me.

You are the only person in the world that was ever necessary to me.

In our nature, however, there is a provision, alike marvelous and merciful, that the sufferer...

In our nature, however, there is a provision, alike marvelous and merciful, that the sufferer...

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...

Nobody, I think, ought to read poetry, or look at pictures or statues, who cannot...

Nobody, I think, ought to read poetry, or look at pictures or statues, who cannot...

Sunlight is painting.

Sunlight is painting.

Easy reading is damn hard writing.

Easy reading is damn hard writing.

The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might...

The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might...

Time flies over us, but leaves it shadow behind.

Time flies over us, but leaves it shadow behind.

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...

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...

Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty.

Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty.

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,...

A hero cannot be a hero unless in an heroic world

A hero cannot be a hero unless in an heroic world

Mankind are earthen jugs with spirits in them.

Mankind are earthen jugs with spirits in them.

The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting...

The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting...

Every man in the world is better than someone else and not as good as...

Every man in the world is better than someone else and not as good as...