Ignorance is the parent of fear.
HERMAN MELVILLESilence is the only Voice of our God.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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A whale ship was my Yale College and my Harvard.
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A man of true science… thinks, that by mouthing hard words, he proves that he understands hard things.
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The eyes are the gateway to the soul.
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It is not down in any map; true places never are.
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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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We cannot live for ourselves alone.
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You cannot hide the soul.
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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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We are only what we are; not what we would be; nor every thing we hope for. We are but a step in a scale, that reaches further above us than below.
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To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.
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I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.
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Failure is the test of greatness.
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There is a savor of life and immortality in substantial fare. Like balloons, we are nothing till filled.
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The poor man wants many things; the covetous man, all.
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A book in a man’s brain is better off than a book bound in calf – at any rate it is safer from criticism.
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