Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes

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

Hero, Cannot, Unless

Life is made up of marble and mud.
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Life, Made, Mud

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.
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Good, Person, Idea

Our most intimate friend is not he to whom we show the worst, but the best of our nature.
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nature, Best, Friend

Sunlight is painting.
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Painting, Sunlight

The world owes all its onward impulses to men ill at ease. The happy man inevitably confines himself within ancient limits.
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Men, Happy, Himself

What we call real estate - the solid ground to build a house on - is the broad foundation on which nearly all the guilt of this world rests.
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Real, House, Call

Moonlight is sculpture.
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Moonlight, Sculpture

Mountains are earth's undecaying monuments.
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Earth, Mountains, Monuments

Nobody has any conscience about adding to the improbabilities of a marvelous tale.
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Conscience, Nobody, Marvelous

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.
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Family, Writing, Friends

You can get assent to almost any proposition so long as you are not going to do anything about it.
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Long, Almost, Assent

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Biography

Nationality: American

Born: July 4, 1804

Died: May 19, 1864

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