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I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

Herman Melville

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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Earth Enemy Madness Man
The most mighty of nature’s laws is this, that out of Death she brings Life.
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Death Deep Herself Laws Life Nature Power
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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Mistake Set Sign Strength Talk Way Weakness
Think not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth.
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Rule Sleep Thinking Yourself
There is one knows not what sweet mystery about this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath.
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Gentle Hide Known Mystery Sea Soul Sweet Talk
Heaven have mercy on us all – Presbyterians and Pagans alike – for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending.
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Heaven Mercy Need Repair Sadness
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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Command Convince God Hard Persuade Remember
Failure is the test of greatness.
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Failure Greatness One Liner
The worst of our evils we blindly inflict upon ourselves; our officers cannot remove them, even if they would.
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Blind Evil Ourselves Removal Worst
Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead doubts she gathers her most vital hope.
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Belief Death Doubt Faith Food Herself Hope Religious
Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting her eternity.
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Break Forever Hope Loose Perish Soul Struggle
Meditation and water are wedded for ever.
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Forever Marriage Meditation One Liner Water
To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.
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Book Produce Theme
Fame is an accident; merit a thing absolute.
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Accident Fame Merit One Liner
There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method.
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Care Enterprise Method Order True
There is nothing so slipperily alluring as sadness; we become sad in the first place by having nothing stirring to do; we continue in it, because we have found a snug sofa at last.
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Charming Comfortable Empty Sadness Unknown

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