I cherish the greatest respect towards everybody’s religious obligations, no matter how comical.
HERMAN MELVILLEStay true to the dreams of thy youth.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method.
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The most mighty of nature’s laws is this, that out of Death she brings Life.
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Tis no dishonor when he who would dishonor you, only dishonors himself.
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Honor lies in the mane of a horse.
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When among wild beasts, if they menace you, be a wild beast.
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We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.
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Yet habit – strange thing! what cannot habit accomplish?
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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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Silence is the only Voice of our God.
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Do not presume, well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed, to criticize the poor
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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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Beneath those stars is a universe of gliding monsters.
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It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.
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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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Stay true to the dreams of thy youth.
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