The worst of our evils we blindly inflict upon ourselves; our officers cannot remove them, even if they would.
HERMAN MELVILLEHope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting her eternity.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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Fame is an accident; merit a thing absolute.
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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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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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Tis no dishonor when he who would dishonor you, only dishonors himself.
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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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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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If you can get nothing better out of the world, get a good dinner out of it, at least.
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I cherish the greatest respect towards everybody’s religious obligations, no matter how comical.
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A thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
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An utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward.
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Failure is the true test of greatness
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There is nothing so slipperily alluring as sadness; we become sad in the first place by having nothing stirring to do; we continue in it, because we have found a snug sofa at last.
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Aid my disillusionment, my friend!
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Failure is the test of greatness.
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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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