Only the man who says no is free
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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Honor lies in the mane of a horse.
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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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Nature is nobody’s ally.
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The poor man wants many things; the covetous man, all.
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Tis no dishonor when he who would dishonor you, only dishonors himself.
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A man of true science… thinks, that by mouthing hard words, he proves that he understands hard things.
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To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.
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Meditation and water are wedded for ever.
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Think not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth.
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A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.
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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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Failure is the true test of greatness
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Life’s a voyage that’s homeward bound.
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See how elastic our prejudices grow when once love comes to bend them.
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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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