In a multitude of acquaintances is less security, than in one faithful friend.
HERMAN MELVILLENature is nobody’s ally.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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Silence is the only Voice of our God.
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The sweetest joys of life grow in the very jaws of its perils.
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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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You know nothing till you know all; which is the reason we never know any thing.
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I cherish the greatest respect towards everybody’s religious obligations, no matter how comical.
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Failure is the test of greatness.
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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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Truth is in things, and not in words.
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The eyes are the gateway to the soul.
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An utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward.
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To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.
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See how elastic our prejudices grow when once love comes to bend them.
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I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.
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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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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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