Nathaniel Hawthorne

"The heart has its secrets, and the mind cannot always read them."

"Adventure is not outside man; it is within."

"The pen is mightier than the sword in the long run."

"The greatest happiness is that which flows from the exertion of our own faculties."

"A man's own heart must be the arbiter of his own life."

"We are all fools and knaves if we do not keep a certain distance from the world."

"Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind."

"The most valuable thing we can possess is the ability to grow."

"Every man, since the fall of Adam, has been born with a skeleton in his closet."

"Happiness is a butterfly that alights on us unawares and flies away when pursued."

"The fault of most men is that they underrate their own capability."

"No man can stand on his own dignity without supporting others."

"We dream in our waking hours and wake in our dreams."

"Art should not attempt to be independent of nature."

"Truth is like a torch, the more it is shaken, the brighter it shines."

"The human heart has hidden treasures that the world knows nothing of."

"A writer is a person who has taught their mind to misbehave."

"The greatest accomplishment is often born from the smallest beginning."

"Freedom is a blessing that has cost many lives to secure."

"Knowledge without love is power without purpose."

"Better to be a small fish in a fresh pond than a large one in a stale sea."

"The past cannot be changed, but the future is entirely within our control."

"Passion should always be wedded to wisdom."

"Every individual has a special gift that the world needs."

"We are never so lost as when we believe we have found all the answers."

"Hope is the most powerful force in human nature."

"Life is what we make of it; we are the authors of our own story."

"The greatest sin is the suppression of truth."

"Nature is not a place to visit; it is a home to dwell in."

"A kind word often goes unnoticed but is never forgotten."