Beneath those stars is a universe of gliding monsters.
HERMAN MELVILLEMy body is but the lees of my better being.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails whereon my soul is grooved to run
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Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges.
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You know nothing till you know all; which is the reason we never know any thing.
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Do not presume, well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed, to criticize the poor
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It is not down in any map; true places never are.
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Failure is the test of greatness.
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Tis no dishonor when he who would dishonor you, only dishonors himself.
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Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting her eternity.
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The poor man wants many things; the covetous man, all.
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I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.
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My body is but the lees of my better being.
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Whatever my fate, I’ll go to it laughing.
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The eyes are the gateway to the soul.
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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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I’ll try a pagan friend, thought I, since Christian kindness has proved but hollow courtesy.
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