Nathaniel Hawthorne Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Nathaniel Hawthorne quotes, Nathaniel Hawthorne sayings, and Nathaniel Hawthorne proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Unquestionably we do stand by our national flag as stoutly as any people in the world; and I myself have felt the heart-throb at sight of it, as sensibly as other men Nathaniel Hawthorne
What a happy and holy fashion it is that those who love one another should rest on the same pillow. Nathaniel Hawthorne
How is it possible to say an unkind or irreverential word of Rome? The city of all time, and of all the world. Nathaniel Hawthorne
They averred that the symbol was not mere scarlet cloth tinged in an earthly dyepot, but was red-hot with infernal fire, and could be seen glowing all alight whenever Hester Prynne walked abroad in the nighttime. And we must needs say it seared Hester’s bosom so deeply, that perhaps there was more truth in the rumor than our modern incredulity may be inclined to admit. Nathaniel Hawthorne
The heart of true womanhood knows where its own sphere is, and never seeks to stray beyond it! Nathaniel Hawthorne
Echo is the voice of a reflection in a mirror. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Benevolence is the twin of pride. Nathaniel Hawthorne
A woman's chastity consists, like an onion, of a series of coats. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Externally, the jollity of aged men has much in common with the mirth of children. Nathaniel Hawthorne
When we were at a little distance from the church, the bells suddenly chimed out with a most cheerful sound, and sunny as the morning. Nathaniel Hawthorne
I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. Nathaniel Hawthorne
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 the true. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Monument Mountain, in the early sunshine; its base enveloped in mist, part of which are floating in the sky, so that the great hill looks really as if it were founded on a cloud. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Eight more chickens hatched. Ascended a mountain with my wife; a beautiful, mellow, autumnal sunshine. Nathaniel Hawthorne
In the afternoons, nowadays, this valley in which I dwell seems like a vast basin filled with golden sunshine as with wine. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Lying by the lake yesterday afternoon, with my eyes shut, while the waves and sunshine were playing together on the water, the quick glimmer of the wavelets was perceptible through my closed eyelids. Nathaniel Hawthorne
A windy day, with wind northwest, cool, with a prevalence of dull gray clouds over the sky, but with brief quick glimpses of sunshine. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Happiness is as a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Is it a fact—or have I dreamt it—that, by means of electricity, the world of matter has become a great nerve, vibrating thousands of miles in a breathless point of time? Nathaniel Hawthorne
In this republican country, amid the fluctuating waves of our social life, somebody is always at the drowning point. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Not to be deficient in this particular, the author has provided himself with a moral — the truth, namely, that the wrongdoing of one generation lives into the successive ones. Nathaniel Hawthorne
By the sympathy of your human hearts for sin ye shall scent out all the places — whether in church, bedchamber, street. field, or forest — where crime has been committed, and shall exult to behold the whole earth one stain of guilt, one mighty blood spot Nathaniel Hawthorne
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
I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Let men tremble to win the hand of woman, unless they win along with it the utmost passion of her heart. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Moonlight is sculpture; sunlight is painting. Nathaniel Hawthorne
There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings, as now in October. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Every individual has a place to fill in the world, and is important, in some respect, whether he chooses to be so or not. Nathaniel Hawthorne
Easy reading is damn hard writing. Nathaniel Hawthorne
A man's soul may be buried and perish under a dung heap or in a furrow of the field, just as well as under a pile of money. Nathaniel Hawthorne