The poor man wants many things; the covetous man, all.
HERMAN MELVILLEThink not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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What plays the mischief with the truth is that men will insist upon the universal application of a temporary feeling or opinion.
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A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.
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Yet habit – strange thing! what cannot habit accomplish?
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Stay true to the dreams of thy youth.
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Only the man who says no is free
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To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.
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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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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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I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.
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There is a savor of life and immortality in substantial fare. Like balloons, we are nothing till filled.
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Better be an old maid, a woman with herself as a husband, than the wife of a fool; and Solomon more than hints that all men are fools; and every wise man knows himself to be one.
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I am a man who, from his youth upwards, has been filled with a profound conviction that the easiest way of life is the best.
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Life’s a voyage that’s homeward bound.
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Aid my disillusionment, my friend!
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