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Genius, all over the world, stands hand in hand, and one shock of recognition runs the whole circle round.

Herman Melville

Thou hast evoked in me profounder spells than the evoking one, thou face! For me, thou hast uncovered one infinite, dumb, beseeching countenance of mystery, underlying all the surfaces of visible time and space.
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Dumb Evolution Face Infinite Space Surface Talk Time
Tis no dishonor when he who would dishonor you, only dishonors himself.
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Dishonor Himself Respect
See how elastic our prejudices grow when once love comes to bend them.
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Growth Love Oneself Prejudice See
For as this appalling ocean surrounds the verdant land, so in the soul of man there lies one insular Tahiti, full of peace and joy, but encompassed by all the horrors of the half known life.
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Horror Life Ocean Surround
He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great.
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Failure Greatness Himself Man Struggle
The poor man wants many things; the covetous man, all.
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Man Material Poor
Beneath those stars is a universe of gliding monsters.
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Glide Monster Stars Universe
Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.
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Assumption Criticisms Humanity Poor Rich
A man of true science… thinks, that by mouthing hard words, he proves that he understands hard things.
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Evidence Hard Himself Man Mouth Science Thinking True Understand
Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting her eternity.
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Break Forever Hope Loose Perish Soul Struggle
Meditation and water are wedded for ever.
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Forever Marriage Meditation One Liner Water
I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.
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Appearance Handsome Judgement Myself Personality
Better be an old maid, a woman with herself as a husband, than the wife of a fool; and Solomon more than hints that all men are fools; and every wise man knows himself to be one.
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Better Family Fool Himself Husband Life Maid Man Men Old Partner Stay Woman
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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Beautiful Magic Reality Strength
As for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.
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Feeling Love Myself Nature Remote Sea
We cannot live for ourselves alone.
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Alone Live Nature Ourselves

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