We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.
HERMAN MELVILLELadies are like creeds; if you cannot speak well of them, say nothing.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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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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What is an atheist, but one who does not, or will not, see in the universe a ruling principle of love; and what a misanthrope, but one who does not, or will not, see in man a ruling principle of kindness?
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See how elastic our prejudices grow when once love comes to bend them.
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Honor lies in the mane of a horse.
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There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method.
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There is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast. Nothing exists in itself.
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No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.
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Fame is an accident; merit a thing absolute.
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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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They talk of the dignity of work. The dignity is in leisure.
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Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.
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Only the man who says no is free
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Aid my disillusionment, my friend!
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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?
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A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.
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