When among wild beasts, if they menace you, be a wild beast.
HERMAN MELVILLEThe only true infidelity is for a live man to vote himself dead.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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You know nothing till you know all; which is the reason we never know any thing.
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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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Tis no dishonor when he who would dishonor you, only dishonors himself.
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When the passage “All men are born free and equal,” when that passage was being written were not some of the signers legalised owners of slaves?
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Whatever my fate, I’ll go to it laughing.
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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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Honor lies in the mane of a horse.
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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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There is a savor of life and immortality in substantial fare. Like balloons, we are nothing till filled.
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I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.
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There is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast. Nothing exists in itself.
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Genius, all over the world, stands hand in hand, and one shock of recognition runs the whole circle round.
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To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.
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Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.
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Do not presume, well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed, to criticize the poor
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