Heaven have mercy on us all – Presbyterians and Pagans alike – for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending.
HERMAN MELVILLEIgnorance is the parent of fear.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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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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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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Yet habit – strange thing! what cannot habit accomplish?
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Thinking is, or ought to be, a coolness and a calmness; and our poor hearts throb, and our poor brains beat too much for that.
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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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When among wild beasts, if they menace you, be a wild beast.
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A thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
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Meditation and water are wedded for ever.
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The poor man wants many things; the covetous man, all.
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Fame is an accident; merit a thing absolute.
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It is not down in any map; true places never are.
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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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All deep, earnest thinking is but the intrepid effort of the soul to keep the open independence of her sea, while the wildest winds of heaven and earth conspire to cast her on the treacherous, slavish shore.
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Failure is the true test of greatness
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