The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be…

Quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Topics: Heroism Quotes

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,...

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...

Mountains are earth's undecaying monuments.

Mountains are earth's undecaying monuments.

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...

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...

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...

I hate track! I hate running! Running around and around and around and around, and...

I hate track! I hate running! Running around and around and around and around, and...

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...

All brave men love; for he only is brave who has affections to fight for,...

All brave men love; for he only is brave who has affections to fight for,...

Time flies over us, but leaves it shadow behind

Time flies over us, but leaves it shadow behind

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...

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 -...

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...

A hero cannot be a hero unless in an heroic world

A hero cannot be a hero unless in an heroic world

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.

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...

Selfishness is one of the qualities apt to inspire love.

Selfishness is one of the qualities apt to inspire love.

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

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

I feel monotony and death to be almost the same.

I feel monotony and death to be almost the same.

Clay. It's rain, dead leaves, dust, all my dead ancestors. Stones that have been ground...

Clay. It's rain, dead leaves, dust, all my dead ancestors. Stones that have been ground...