black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Man is a money-making animal, which propensity too often interferes with his benevolence.

Herman Melville

Related Topics

Animal Interfere Man Money

Bagwalas

Popular Authors

Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

My body is but the lees of my better being.
HERMAN MELVILLE

Better Body Myself
An utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward.
HERMAN MELVILLE

Coward Dangerous Fear Friendship Man
The sweetest joys of life grow in the very jaws of its perils.
HERMAN MELVILLE

Growth Jaw Joy Sweet
Heaven have mercy on us all – Presbyterians and Pagans alike – for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending.
HERMAN MELVILLE

Heaven Mercy Need Repair Sadness
They talk of the dignity of work. The dignity is in leisure.
HERMAN MELVILLE

Dignity Leisure Life Success Talk Work
Man is a money-making animal, which propensity too often interferes with his benevolence.
HERMAN MELVILLE

Animal Interfere Man Money
When among wild beasts, if they menace you, be a wild beast.
HERMAN MELVILLE

Hard Time Inspirational Monster Trouble Wild Yourself
If you can get nothing better out of the world, get a good dinner out of it, at least.
HERMAN MELVILLE

Better Food World Yourself
Yet habit – strange thing! what cannot habit accomplish?
HERMAN MELVILLE

Accomplishment Habit Inspirational Strange
Genius, all over the world, stands hand in hand, and one shock of recognition runs the whole circle round.
HERMAN MELVILLE

Circle Genius Hands Recognition Round Run Shock Stand World
When the passage “All men are born free and equal,” when that passage was being written were not some of the signers legalised owners of slaves?
HERMAN MELVILLE

Born Equality Freedom Legal Men Slave Writing
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.
HERMAN MELVILLE

Brain Calm Cool Heart Ourselves Thinking
Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.
HERMAN MELVILLE

Bird Blessing Dreams Home Shelter Sick View Yourself
There’s magic in the water that draws all men away form the land, that leads them over hills, down creeks and streams and rivers to the sea.
HERMAN MELVILLE

Down Draw Land Magic Men Sea Stream Water
Tis no dishonor when he who would dishonor you, only dishonors himself.
HERMAN MELVILLE

Dishonor Himself Respect
What 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?
HERMAN MELVILLE

Atheist Communication Kindness Men Principle Rule Thinking

Copyright: 2020 - 2023 | Minimalist Quotes