Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead doubts she gathers her most vital hope.
HERMAN MELVILLEWe cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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Tis no dishonor when he who would dishonor you, only dishonors himself.
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We cannot live for ourselves alone.
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Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.
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Aid my disillusionment, my friend!
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One of the coolest and wisest hours a man has, is just after he awakes in the morning.
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Whatever my fate, I’ll go to it laughing.
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You know nothing till you know all; which is the reason we never know any thing.
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Failure is the true test of greatness
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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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Real strength never impairs beauty or harmony, but it often bestows it, and in everything imposingly beautiful, strength has much to do with the magic.
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Silence is the only Voice of our God.
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To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.
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Truth is in things, and not in words.
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Think not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth.
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Fame is an accident; merit a thing absolute.
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