There is a savor of life and immortality in substantial fare. Like balloons, we are nothing till filled.
HERMAN MELVILLEDo not presume, well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed, to criticize the poor
More Herman Melville Quotes
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An utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward.
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Genius, all over the world, stands hand in hand, and one shock of recognition runs the whole circle round.
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Honor lies in the mane of a horse.
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No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.
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My body is but the lees of my better being.
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I cherish the greatest respect towards everybody’s religious obligations, no matter how comical.
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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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Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting her eternity.
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Whatever my fate, I’ll go to it laughing.
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It is not down in any map; true places never are.
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I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I’ll go to it laughing.
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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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Let us speak, though we show all our faults and weaknesses, – for it is a sign of strength to be weak, to know it, and out with it – not in a set way and ostentatiously, though, but incidentally and without premeditation.
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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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Truth is in things, and not in words.
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