Silence is the only Voice of our God.
HERMAN MELVILLEThere is a savor of life and immortality in substantial fare. Like balloons, we are nothing till filled.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges.
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No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.
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A thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
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The most mighty of nature’s laws is this, that out of Death she brings Life.
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An utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward.
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The eyes are the gateway to the soul.
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I cherish the greatest respect towards everybody’s religious obligations, no matter how comical.
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Meditation and water are wedded for ever.
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It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.
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Honor lies in the mane of a horse.
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I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.
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Old age is always wakeful; as if, the longer linked with life, the less man has to do with aught that looks like death.
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When among wild beasts, if they menace you, be a wild beast.
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There is a savor of life and immortality in substantial fare. Like balloons, we are nothing till filled.
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I am a man who, from his youth upwards, has been filled with a profound conviction that the easiest way of life is the best.
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