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  ...to grasp domestic happiness; then a soldier, then a statesman, &c., at last realizing some truth.
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The most graceful way in which a man can signify that he feels that he is growing old, and acquiesces in it, is by adhering to the fashion of dress which chances to be in vogue when the conviction comes upon him. Thus, in a few years, he will find himself quietly apart from the crowd of young men.
* * * * * Our most intimate friend is not he to whom we show the worst, but the best of our nature.  
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Nothing comes amiss to Nature,--all is fish that comes to her net. If there be a living form of perfect beauty, instinct with soul,--why, it is all very well, and suits Nature well enough. But she would just as lief have that beautiful, soul-illumined body for worms' meat and earth's manure!
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Instances of two ladies, who vowed never again to see the light of the sun, on account of disappointments...   Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Excerpt from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics · This quote is tagged Friends and Friendship · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.

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