He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great.
HERMAN MELVILLEThey talk of the dignity of work. The dignity is in leisure.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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When among wild beasts, if they menace you, be a wild beast.
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Art is the objectification of feeling.
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Meditation and water are wedded for ever.
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One of the coolest and wisest hours a man has, is just after he awakes in the morning.
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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.
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Genius, all over the world, stands hand in hand, and one shock of recognition runs the whole circle round.
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The eyes are the gateway to the soul.
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The only true infidelity is for a live man to vote himself dead.
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An utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward.
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Thinking is, or ought to be, a coolness and a calmness; and our poor hearts throb, and our poor brains beat too much for that.
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We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.
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Life’s a voyage that’s homeward bound.
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What is an atheist, but one who does not, or will not, see in the universe a ruling principle of love; and what a misanthrope, but one who does not, or will not, see in man a ruling principle of kindness?
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Failure is the true test of greatness
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Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting her eternity.
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