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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When scattered clouds are resting on the bosoms of hills, it seems as if one might climb into the heavenly region, earth being so intermixed with sky, and gradually transformed into it. – Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Sky & Clouds
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We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream it may be so the moment after death. – Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Death
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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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The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish. – Pope John Paul II

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Its very hard to make arguments about the effects of cloning on family relations if family relations are in tatters. – Leon Kass

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A small family is soon provided for. – English Proverb

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Familys first, and thats what matters most. We realize that our love goes deeper than the tennis game. – Serena Williams

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A consistent man believes in destiny, a capricious man in chance. – Benjamin Disraeli

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And I came back and it was great, cuz George had set up all these flowers all over the studio saying welcome home. So then we got it together again. I always felt it was better on the White one for me. We were more like a band, you know. – Ringo Starr

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Poets are the sense, philosophers the intelligence of humanity. – Samuel Beckett

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The friendship of Shostakovich cast a brilliant light over my whole life and whose spiritual qualities captured my soul once and for all time. – Galina Vishnevskaya

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