One of the coolest and wisest hours a man has, is just after he awakes in the morning.
HERMAN MELVILLEIgnorance is the parent of fear.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.
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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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Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead doubts she gathers her most vital hope.
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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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No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.
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To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.
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Tis no dishonor when he who would dishonor you, only dishonors himself.
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Nature is nobody’s ally.
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He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great.
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The worst of our evils we blindly inflict upon ourselves; our officers cannot remove them, even if they would.
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I cherish the greatest respect towards everybody’s religious obligations, no matter how comical.
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It is hard to be finite upon an infinite subject, and all subjects are infinite.
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It is not down in any map; true places never are.
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Stay true to the dreams of thy youth.
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Aid my disillusionment, my friend!
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