Do not presume, well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed, to criticize the poor
HERMAN MELVILLEFame is an accident; merit a thing absolute.
More Herman Melville Quotes
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No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.
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Only the man who says no is free
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For as this appalling ocean surrounds the verdant land, so in the soul of man there lies one insular Tahiti, full of peace and joy, but encompassed by all the horrors of the half known life.
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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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The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails whereon my soul is grooved to run
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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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Failure is the true test of greatness
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A whale ship was my Yale College and my Harvard.
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You cannot hide the soul.
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Tis no dishonor when he who would dishonor you, only dishonors himself.
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It is hard to be finite upon an infinite subject, and all subjects are infinite.
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Meditation and water are wedded for ever.
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You cannot spill a drop of American blood without spilling the blood of the whole world…. We are not a nation, so much as a world.
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There’s magic in the water that draws all men away form the land, that leads them over hills, down creeks and streams and rivers to the sea.
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Life’s a voyage that’s homeward bound.
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