No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.
HERMAN MELVILLEThere is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast. Nothing exists in itself.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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Honor lies in the mane of a horse.
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We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.
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I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.
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Silence is the only Voice of our God.
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You cannot hide the soul.
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It is not down in any map; true places never are.
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Ignorance is the parent of fear.
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An utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward.
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I’ll try a pagan friend, thought I, since Christian kindness has proved but hollow courtesy.
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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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All round and round does the world lie as in a sharp-shooter’s ambush, to pick off the beautiful illusions of youth, by the pitiless cracking rifles of the realities of age.
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Whatever my fate, I’ll go to it laughing.
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Real strength never impairs beauty or harmony, but it often bestows it, and in everything imposingly beautiful, strength has much to do with the magic.
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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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Failure is the true test of greatness
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