I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.
HERMAN MELVILLEThink not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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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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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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A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.
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The eyes are the gateway to the soul.
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Meditation and water are wedded for ever.
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We cannot live for ourselves alone.
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Truth is in things, and not in words.
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Life’s a voyage that’s homeward bound.
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It is not down in any map; true places never are.
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Man is a money-making animal, which propensity too often interferes with his benevolence.
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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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Aid my disillusionment, my friend!
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The poor man wants many things; the covetous man, all.
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An utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward.
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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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