Honor lies in the mane of a horse.
HERMAN MELVILLEFaith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead doubts she gathers her most vital hope.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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The most mighty of nature’s laws is this, that out of Death she brings Life.
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Tis no dishonor when he who would dishonor you, only dishonors himself.
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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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We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.
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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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See how elastic our prejudices grow when once love comes to bend them.
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To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.
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Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead doubts she gathers her most vital hope.
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You know nothing till you know all; which is the reason we never know any thing.
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What plays the mischief with the truth is that men will insist upon the universal application of a temporary feeling or opinion.
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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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One of the coolest and wisest hours a man has, is just after he awakes in the morning.
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Yet habit – strange thing! what cannot habit accomplish?
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Stay true to the dreams of thy youth.
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When among wild beasts, if they menace you, be a wild beast.
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