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An utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward.

Herman Melville

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Do not presume, well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed, to criticize the poor
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The worst of our evils we blindly inflict upon ourselves; our officers cannot remove them, even if they would.
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A whale ship was my Yale College and my Harvard.
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I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.
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Tis no dishonor when he who would dishonor you, only dishonors himself.
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