Quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable t

The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing second, the gratification of ones family and friends and lastly, the solid cash. – Nathaniel Hawthorne

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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. – Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. – Nathaniel Hawthorne

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No journalist has ever been in my house and no photographs have ever been taken of where I live. I dont parade my family out for display, which is the way it will stay. – Tom Hanks

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I just want my family to be safe. Because I am sometimes polarizing, I fear for their safety. – Lady Gaga

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Ive been to all 50 states, and traveled this whole country, and 90 percent of the people are good folks. The rest of them take after the other side of the family. – Jeff Foxworthy

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No amount of law enforcement can solve a problem that goes back to the family. – J. Edgar Hoover

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All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible. – Orison Swett Marden

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The extension of womens rights is the basic principle of all social progress. – Charles Fourier

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Ive never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. Its probably because they have forgotten their own. – Margaret Atwood

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Hope is a flatterer, but the most upright of all parasites for she frequents the poor mans hut, as well as the palace of his superior. – William Shenstone

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