"A hero cannot be a hero unless in a heroic world."

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Source : Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Julian Hawthorne (2015). “Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne: Letters, Diaries, Reminiscences and Extensive Biographies: Autobiographical Writings of the Renowned American Novelist, Author of “The Scarlet Letter”, “The House of Seven Gables” and “Twice-Told Tales””, p.404, e-artnow

Nathaniel Hawthorne

#Hero Quotes #Heroism Quotes #World Quotes

“What is history? Its beginning is that of the centuries of systematic work devoted to the solution of the enigma of death, so that death itself may eventually be overcome. That is why people write symphonies, and why they discover mathematical infinity and electromagnetic waves.”
“True love is delicate and kind, full of gentle perception and understanding, full of beauty and grace, full of joy unutterable. There should be some flavor of this in all our love for others. We are all one. We are one flesh in the Mystical Body as man and woman are said to be one flesh in marriage. With such a love one would see all things new; we would begin to see people as they really are, as God sees them.”
“Monkeys are superior to men in this: when a monkey looks into a mirror, he sees a monkey.”
“There are moments on songs like "Violet" where it's still shrouded in metaphor, but it's quite, I don't know, explicit. And then there are songs like "Boyfriend," where obviously it's straight up, very, very simple. It's fun to play around with words; I really enjoy doing that, so I don't think I'll ever stop, but it's also been nice to have messages on there that I can say flat out and that people appreciate.”
“But if inventions have increased man's power over nature very much, then the real value of money is better measured for some purposes in labour than in commodities.”

Source : Alfred Marshall (2010). “Principles of Economics”, p.62, Cosimo, Inc.
“The heartland lies where the heart longs to be. Sometimes it takes a lifetime to find the true place to plant it.”
“We should devote ourselves to being self-sufficient and must not depend upon the external ratings by others for our happiness.”
“Yeah, I mean I'm a water sign. I'm a Pisces.”

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