Honor lies in the mane of a horse.
HERMAN MELVILLEA man of true science… thinks, that by mouthing hard words, he proves that he understands hard things.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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As for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.
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No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.
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I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.
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For as this appalling ocean surrounds the verdant land, so in the soul of man there lies one insular Tahiti, full of peace and joy, but encompassed by all the horrors of the half known life.
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Tis no dishonor when he who would dishonor you, only dishonors himself.
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Stay true to the dreams of thy youth.
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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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Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting her eternity.
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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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Better to sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.
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We cannot live for ourselves alone.
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It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.
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for there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men
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They talk of the dignity of work. The dignity is in leisure.
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The eyes are the gateway to the soul.
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