All things that God would have us do are hard for us to do–remember that–and hence, he oftener commands us than endeavours to persuade.
HERMAN MELVILLEHonor lies in the mane of a horse.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.
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There is nothing so slipperily alluring as sadness; we become sad in the first place by having nothing stirring to do; we continue in it, because we have found a snug sofa at last.
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Failure is the test of greatness.
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Life’s a voyage that’s homeward bound.
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Nature is nobody’s ally.
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Ladies are like creeds; if you cannot speak well of them, say nothing.
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for there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men
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A man of true science… thinks, that by mouthing hard words, he proves that he understands hard things.
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There is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast. Nothing exists in itself.
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As for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.
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I cherish the greatest respect towards everybody’s religious obligations, no matter how comical.
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The most mighty of nature’s laws is this, that out of Death she brings Life.
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Only the man who says no is free
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Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.
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An utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward.
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