To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.
HERMAN MELVILLEYou know nothing till you know all; which is the reason we never know any thing.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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Tis no dishonor when he who would dishonor you, only dishonors himself.
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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 for ourselves alone.
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We are only what we are; not what we would be; nor every thing we hope for. We are but a step in a scale, that reaches further above us than below.
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Aid my disillusionment, my friend!
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An utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward.
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Honor lies in the mane of a horse.
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Benevolent desires, after passing a certain point, can not undertake their own fulfillment without incurring the risk of evils beyond those sought to be remedied.
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Whatever my fate, I’ll go to it laughing.
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Better to sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.
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All things that God would have us do are hard for us to do–remember that–and hence, he oftener commands us than endeavours to persuade.
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Beneath those stars is a universe of gliding monsters.
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I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I’ll go to it laughing.
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Ignorance is the parent of fear.
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I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.
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