There is nothing so slipperily alluring as sadness; we become sad in the first place by having nothing stirring to do; we continue in it, because we have found a snug sofa at last.
HERMAN MELVILLEIf you can get nothing better out of the world, get a good dinner out of it, at least.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.
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Heaven have mercy on us all – Presbyterians and Pagans alike – for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending.
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Stay true to the dreams of thy youth.
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I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.
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The eyes are the gateway to the soul.
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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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Genius, all over the world, stands hand in hand, and one shock of recognition runs the whole circle round.
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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.
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Aid my disillusionment, my friend!
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A whale ship was my Yale College and my Harvard.
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Whatever my fate, I’ll go to it laughing.
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A man of true science… thinks, that by mouthing hard words, he proves that he understands hard things.
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You cannot hide the soul.
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The worst of our evils we blindly inflict upon ourselves; our officers cannot remove them, even if they would.
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The poor man wants many things; the covetous man, all.
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