I do not think I have any uncharitable prejudice against the rattlesnake, still, I should not like to be one.
HERMAN MELVILLEOnly the man who says no is free
More Herman Melville Quotes
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No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.
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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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Failure is the true test of greatness
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Let us speak, though we show all our faults and weaknesses, – for it is a sign of strength to be weak, to know it, and out with it – not in a set way and ostentatiously, though, but incidentally and without premeditation.
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The poor man wants many things; the covetous man, all.
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When among wild beasts, if they menace you, be a wild beast.
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Art is the objectification of feeling.
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The only true infidelity is for a live man to vote himself dead.
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In a multitude of acquaintances is less security, than in one faithful friend.
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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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I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I’ll go to it laughing.
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Nature is nobody’s ally.
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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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To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.
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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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