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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Life is made up of marble and mud.

Life is made up of marble and mud.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Mountains are earth's undecaying monuments.

Mountains are earth's undecaying monuments.

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

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...

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...

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...

Time flies over us, but leaves it shadow behind.

Time flies over us, but leaves it shadow behind.

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...

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...

Sunlight is painting.

Sunlight is painting.