Authors:
  1. Quotes
  2. Authors
  3. N
  4. Nathaniel Hawthorne
  5. This greatest mortal consolation, which we derive from the...

This greatest mortal consolation, which we derive from the transitoriness of all things-from the right of saying, in every conjuncture, "This, too, will pass away.

Nathaniel Hawthorne
Passing Away, Endurance, Consolation
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1990). “The Marble Faun: or, The Romance of Monte Beni”, p.119, Penguin
This greatest mortal consolation, which we derive from the transitoriness of all things-from the right of saying, in every conjuncture, This, too, will pass away.