for there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men
HERMAN MELVILLEHe who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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Aid my disillusionment, my friend!
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It is not down in any map; true places never are.
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It is hard to be finite upon an infinite subject, and all subjects are infinite.
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There’s magic in the water that draws all men away form the land, that leads them over hills, down creeks and streams and rivers to the sea.
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Failure is the true test of greatness
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Tis no dishonor when he who would dishonor you, only dishonors himself.
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Only the man who says no is free
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I cherish the greatest respect towards everybody’s religious obligations, no matter how comical.
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Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.
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A thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
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There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method.
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When the passage “All men are born free and equal,” when that passage was being written were not some of the signers legalised owners of slaves?
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We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.
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Truth is in things, and not in words.
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Man is a money-making animal, which propensity too often interferes with his benevolence.
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