I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.
HERMAN MELVILLEThe poor man wants many things; the covetous man, all.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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Better to sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.
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Better be an old maid, a woman with herself as a husband, than the wife of a fool; and Solomon more than hints that all men are fools; and every wise man knows himself to be one.
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Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.
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I cherish the greatest respect towards everybody’s religious obligations, no matter how comical.
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What plays the mischief with the truth is that men will insist upon the universal application of a temporary feeling or opinion.
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To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.
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You cannot hide the soul.
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We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.
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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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Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead doubts she gathers her most vital hope.
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As for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.
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Whatever my fate, I’ll go to it laughing.
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Truth is in things, and not in words.
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He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great.
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Tis no dishonor when he who would dishonor you, only dishonors himself.
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