He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great.
HERMAN MELVILLEHonor lies in the mane of a horse.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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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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Art is the objectification of feeling.
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Stay true to the dreams of thy youth.
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A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.
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Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.
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To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.
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Life’s a voyage that’s homeward bound.
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Better to sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.
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I cherish the greatest respect towards everybody’s religious obligations, no matter how comical.
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The poor man wants many things; the covetous man, all.
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In a multitude of acquaintances is less security, than in one faithful friend.
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You know nothing till you know all; which is the reason we never know any thing.
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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 true test of greatness
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All things that God would have us do are hard for us to do–remember that–and hence, he oftener commands us than endeavours to persuade.
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