It is to the credit of human nature that, except where its selfishness is brought into play, it loves more readily than it hates. - Nathaniel Hawthorne
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It is to the credit of human nature that, except where its selfishness is brought into play, it loves more readily than it hates.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne (4 July 1804 – 19 May 1864) was an American writer remembered for his romance novels (The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance, and The Marble Faun) and short stories.
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It is remarkable that persons who speculate the most boldly often conform with the most perfect quietude to the external regulations of society.
Only get rid altogether of your nonsensical trash about the beautiful, which I nor anybody else, nor yourself to boot, could ever understand,—only free yourself of that, and your success in life is as sure as daylight.
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