Nathaniel Hawthorne (born Nathaniel HathorneJuly 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer.
Our most intimate friend is not he to whom we show the worst, but the best of our nature. Use this quote
Nobody, I think, ought to read poetry, or look at pictures or statues, who cannot find a great deal more in them than the poet or artist has actually expressed. Their highest merit is suggestiveness. Use this quote
Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect whether he chooses to be so or not. Use this quote
A stale article, if you dip it in a good, warm, sunny smile, will go off better than a fresh one that you've scowled upon. Use this quote
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 it be obeyed. Use this quote
