I do not think I have any uncharitable prejudice against the rattlesnake, still, I should not like to be one.
HERMAN MELVILLEStay true to the dreams of thy youth.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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All deep, earnest thinking is but the intrepid effort of the soul to keep the open independence of her sea, while the wildest winds of heaven and earth conspire to cast her on the treacherous, slavish shore.
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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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A thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
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It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.
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To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.
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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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Silence is the only Voice of our God.
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Art is the objectification of feeling.
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You know nothing till you know all; which is the reason we never know any thing.
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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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We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.
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When among wild beasts, if they menace you, be a wild beast.
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I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.
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Nature is nobody’s ally.
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The only true infidelity is for a live man to vote himself dead.
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