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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

Herman Melville

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If you can get nothing better out of the world, get a good dinner out of it, at least.
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Failure is the test of greatness.
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The eyes are the gateway to the soul.
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The most mighty of nature’s laws is this, that out of Death she brings Life.
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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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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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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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An utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward.
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Nature is nobody’s ally.
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It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.
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Better Failure Limitation Original Success
In a multitude of acquaintances is less security, than in one faithful friend.
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Friendship Oneself Security
Genius, all over the world, stands hand in hand, and one shock of recognition runs the whole circle round.
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Circle Genius Hands Recognition Round Run Shock Stand World
No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.
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Is there some principal of nature which states that we never know the quality of what we have until it is gone?
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I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.
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