Is there some principal of nature which states that we never know the quality of what we have until it is gone?
HERMAN MELVILLEWhat 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?
More Herman Melville Quotes
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Meditation and water are wedded for ever.
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All things that God would have us do are hard for us to do–remember that–and hence, he oftener commands us than endeavours to persuade.
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Life’s a voyage that’s homeward bound.
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We cannot live for ourselves alone.
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If you can get nothing better out of the world, get a good dinner out of it, at least.
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Silence is the only Voice of our God.
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You cannot spill a drop of American blood without spilling the blood of the whole world…. We are not a nation, so much as a world.
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Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.
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My body is but the lees of my better being.
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See how elastic our prejudices grow when once love comes to bend them.
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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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Ignorance is the parent of fear.
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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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Stay true to the dreams of thy youth.
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I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.
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