He had that sense, or inward prophecy,-- which a young man had better never have been born than not to have, and a mature man had better die at once than utterly to relinquish,-- that we are not doomed to creep on forever in the old bad way, but that, this very now, there are harbingers abroad of a golden era, to be accomplished in his own lifetime.
Nathaniel HawthorneStichwörter: future hope dream
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.
Nathaniel HawthorneStichwörter: empathy diversity different-perspectives expanding-boundaries interests white-chicks
To do nothing is the way to be nothing.
Nathaniel HawthorneStichwörter: nothing
You speculate on the luxury of wearing out a whole existence in bed, like an oyster in its shell, content with the sluggish ecstasy of inaction.
Nathaniel HawthorneI have an almost miraculous power of escaping from necessities of this kind. Destiny itself has often been worsted in the attempt to get me out to dinner.
Nathaniel HawthorneStichwörter: humor avoiding-social-engagements
It is a good lesson - though it may often be a hard one - for a man... to step aside out of the narrow circle in which his claims are recognized, and to find how utterly devoid of significance, beyond that circle, is all that he achieves, and all he aims at.
Nathaniel HawthorneWe have yet to learn again the forgotten art of gayety.
Nathaniel HawthorneHis stories are good to hear at night, because we can dream about them asleep; and good in the morning, too, because then we can dream about them awake. (Cowslip)
Nathaniel HawthorneStichwörter: stories-dreams
Human beings owe a debt of love to one another because there is no other method of paying the debt of love and care which all of us owe to providence.
Nathaniel HawthorneStichwörter: debt-love-providence
The moment when a man's head drops off is seldom or never, I am inclined to think, precisely the most agreeable of his life.
Nathaniel HawthorneStichwörter: humor
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