Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“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 be so the moment after death.”

“A woman's chastity consists, like an onion, of a series of coats.”

“It contributes greatly towards a man's moral and intellectual health, to be brought into habits of companionship with individuals unlike himself, who care little for his pursuits, and whose sphere and abilities he must go out of himself to appreciate.”

“In our nature, however, there is a provision, alike marvelous and merciful, that the sufferer should never know the intensity of what he endures by its present torture, but chiefly by the pang that rankles after it.”

“Nobody has any conscience about adding to the improbabilities of a marvelous tale.”

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