I do not think I have any uncharitable prejudice against the rattlesnake, still, I should not like to be one.
HERMAN MELVILLELadies are like creeds; if you cannot speak well of them, say nothing.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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Meditation and water are wedded for ever.
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It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.
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Tis no dishonor when he who would dishonor you, only dishonors himself.
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The eyes are the gateway to the soul.
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Ignorance is the parent of fear.
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Beneath those stars is a universe of gliding monsters.
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Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.
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The Past is the textbook of tyrants; the Future the Bible of the Free. Those who are solely governed by the Past stand like Lot’s wife, crystallized in the act of looking backward, and forever incapable of looking before.
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Whatever my fate, I’ll go to it laughing.
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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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To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.
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In a multitude of acquaintances is less security, than in one faithful friend.
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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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I cherish the greatest respect towards everybody’s religious obligations, no matter how comical.
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Benevolent desires, after passing a certain point, can not undertake their own fulfillment without incurring the risk of evils beyond those sought to be remedied.
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