The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one's family and friends; and lastly, the solid cash

Quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Topics: Ending 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...

Mountains are earth's undecaying monuments.

Mountains are earth's undecaying monuments.

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...

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,...

Time flies over us, but leaves it shadow behind

Time flies over us, but leaves it shadow behind

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...

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...

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 -...

Just as there comes a warm sunbeam into every cottage window, so comes a love-born...

Just as there comes a warm sunbeam into every cottage window, so comes a love-born...

It contributes greatly towards a man's moral and intellectual health, to be brought into habits...

It contributes greatly towards a man's moral and intellectual health, to be brought into habits...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Easy reading is damn hard writing.

Easy reading is damn hard writing.

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...

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...

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...

There is no medicine to cure hatred

There is no medicine to cure hatred

To enjoy the things we ought, and to hate the things we ought, has the...

To enjoy the things we ought, and to hate the things we ought, has the...

So many people say things about love, How good it can be or feel, or...

So many people say things about love, How good it can be or feel, or...

Homo sapiens are the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority,...

Homo sapiens are the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority,...

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy,...

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy,...