No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which one is true.

Quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Topics: Mankind Quotes, Truth Quotes

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 -...

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.

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,...

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...

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...

Moonlight is sculpture.

Moonlight is sculpture.

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...

My fortune somewhat resembled that of a person who should entertain an idea of committing...

My fortune somewhat resembled that of a person who should entertain an idea of committing...

A pure hand needs no glove to cover it.

A pure hand needs no glove to cover it.

You can get assent to almost any proposition so long as you are not going...

You can get assent to almost any proposition so long as you are not going...

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 -...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A stale article, if you dip it in a good, warm, sunny smile, will go...

A stale article, if you dip it in a good, warm, sunny smile, will go...

It is a curious subject of observation and inquiry, whether hatred and love be not...

It is a curious subject of observation and inquiry, whether hatred and love be not...

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

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

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...