More from Herman Melville
Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.
Herman MelvilleHerman Melville I cherish the greatest respect towards everybody’s religious obligations, no matter how comical.
Herman MelvilleHerman Melville 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.
Herman MelvilleHerman Melville Real strength never impairs beauty or harmony, but it often bestows it, and in everything imposingly beautiful, strength has much to do with the magic.
Herman MelvilleHerman Melville You cannot spill a drop of American blood without spilling the blood of the whole world…. We are not a nation, so much as a world.
Herman MelvilleHerman Melville A thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
Herman MelvilleHerman Melville The sweetest joys of life grow in the very jaws of its perils.
Herman MelvilleHerman Melville It is hard to be finite upon an infinite subject, and all subjects are infinite.
Herman MelvilleHerman Melville 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?
Herman MelvilleHerman Melville When among wild beasts, if they menace you, be a wild beast.
Herman MelvilleHerman Melville Only the man who says no is free
Herman MelvilleHerman Melville They talk of the dignity of work. The dignity is in leisure.
Herman MelvilleHerman Melville Truth is in things, and not in words.
Herman MelvilleHerman Melville One of the coolest and wisest hours a man has, is just after he awakes in the morning.
Herman MelvilleHerman Melville We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.
Herman MelvilleHerman Melville The most mighty of nature’s laws is this, that out of Death she brings Life.
Herman MelvilleHerman Melville
Original quotes
From our community writers
They bleed not in the mouth but through their ink – indelible and dark.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia I would rather shoot my arrows than keep them in my bow, I would rather risk it all than risk nothing at all.
ShamaShama I wish I knew then all of the things I know now that I am enough.
TMCTMC I feel like I’m on fire, fighting for a moment on respite – I’m not placing bets.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby I found him in all the chaos, and that was when my world started making sense again.
MoomerMoomer The judgement that people cast on you for how you do or do not appear is nothing more than just a projection of their own wounds.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Be grateful for what you have now, even if it’s not everything you wanted.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin
More on attitude
When it comes to swag, there’s no gender involved.
Young ThugYoung Thug Hate me for who I am, I don’t care. At least I’m not pretending to be someone I’m not.
Kristen StewartKristen Stewart I stand by every mistake I’ve ever made, so judge away.
Kristen StewartKristen Stewart The solution to a crisis pregnancy is not to kill the innocent baby but to deal with the mother’s values and her attitudes toward life.
Jesse JacksonJesse Jackson My tattoos complement my attitude.
Chris BrownChris Brown Patience is not the ability to wait. It is, how we wait; an attitude so unruffled, that none can tell if we’re waiting or not.
Obehi Vessel A.Obehi Vessel A. Your blessings come from your attitude. Be blessed.
Chris BrownChris Brown The only justification for ever looking down on somebody is to pick them up.
Jesse JacksonJesse Jackson