It is hard to be finite upon an infinite subject, and all subjects are infinite.
HERMAN MELVILLEStay true to the dreams of thy youth.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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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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Stay true to the dreams of thy youth.
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Do not presume, well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed, to criticize the poor
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The poor man wants many things; the covetous man, all.
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See how elastic our prejudices grow when once love comes to bend them.
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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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My body is but the lees of my better being.
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We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.
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Better be an old maid, a woman with herself as a husband, than the wife of a fool; and Solomon more than hints that all men are fools; and every wise man knows himself to be one.
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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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A man of true science… thinks, that by mouthing hard words, he proves that he understands hard things.
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I do not think I have any uncharitable prejudice against the rattlesnake, still, I should not like to be one.
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They talk of the dignity of work. The dignity is in leisure.
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Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.
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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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