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: The Scarlet Letter
Heroism
A hero cannot be a hero unless in an heroic world.Nathaniel Hawthorne: Journals
Life
Life is made up of marble and mud.Nathaniel Hawthorne: The House of Seven Gables
Possessions and Property
What we call real estateāthe solid ground to build a house onāis the broad foundation on which nearly all the guilt of this world rests.Nathaniel Hawthorne: The House of Seven Gables
Time
Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Marble Faun
