No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be true.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Nathaniel Hawthorne
The greatest obstacle to being heroic is…
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 resisted, and when to be obeyed.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Nathaniel Hawthorne
The trees reflected in the river — they…
The trees reflected in the river — they are unconscious of a spiritual world so near to them. So are we.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Nathaniel Hawthorne
The world owes all its onward impulses t…
The world owes all its onward impulses to men ill at ease. The happy man inevitably confines himself within ancient limits.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Nathaniel Hawthorne
What other dungeon is so dark as one’s o…
What other dungeon is so dark as one’s own heart What jailer so inexorable as one’s self
Quote, saying and phrase by: Nathaniel Hawthorne