Herman Melville Quotes

Herman Melville
Herman Melville
American Novelist
Born: Aug 1, 1819
Died: Sep 28, 1891
Even Know Man Men Truth World
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We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men. Herman Melville
Men Live Our We Cannot Ourselves Thousand Only Fellow Fellow Men Fibers Cannot Us Connect
To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee. Herman Melville
Heart Hate Breath Hell Spit Sake Thee Last
It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. Herman Melville
Better Imitation Fail Than Succeed Originality
He piled upon the whale's white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a mortar, he burst his hot heart's shell upon it. Herman Melville
Heart Hate White Down Rage Sum Hump General Had He Hot Mortar Felt Piled Shell Been Chest His Whale Burst Race Then Whole Adam
I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge. Herman Melville
Judge Made Hideous Am Handsome Depends Whether Who
There is no dignity in wickedness, whether in purple or rags; and hell is a democracy of devils, where all are equals. Herman Melville
Democracy Dignity Hell Purple Devils Equals Where Whether Hell Is Rags Wickedness
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. Herman Melville
Work Wisdom Art Great Old Master Living Difficult Great Art Chapters Know Most How Grow
Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth. Herman Melville
Love Friendship Truth First Sight Only Like Said Love At First Sight
He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great. Herman Melville
Great Man Somewhere Never He Failed Who
A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities. Herman Melville
Smile Vehicle Ambiguity Chosen
In this world, shipmates, sin that pays its way can travel freely, and without passport; whereas Virtue, if a pauper, is stopped at all frontiers. Herman Melville
Travel World Virtue Way Sin Freely Without Passport Stopped Frontiers Whereas Pays
There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair we call life when a man takes his whole universe for a vast practical joke. Herman Melville
Life Man Strange Joke Universe Vast Takes Practical Call Occasions Affair Mixed Queer His Times Certain Whole
To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme. No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the flea, though many there be that have tried it. Herman Melville
Great You Book Though Must Tried Volume Written Enduring Theme Flea Mighty Produce Choose Many Ever
Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting her eternity. Herman Melville
Hope Struggle Soul Perishable Loose Breaking Eternity Her
Heaven have mercy on us all - Presbyterians and Pagans alike - for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending. Herman Melville
Mercy Alike About Mending Somehow Head Sadly Cracked Heaven Us Need
Truth is in things, and not in words. Herman Melville
Truth Truth Is Words Things
It is not down in any map; true places never are. Herman Melville
Down Never True Any Places Map
The march of conquest through wild provinces, may be the march of Mind; but not the march of Love. Herman Melville
Love Mind Wild Through Provinces May Conquest March
There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method. Herman Melville
Enterprises Some True Method Which Careful
Whatever fortune brings, don't be afraid of doing things. Herman Melville
Whatever Doing Afraid Fortune Things Brings
To be called one thing, is oftentimes to be another. Herman Melville
One Thing Another Oftentimes Thing
There are hardly five critics in America; and several of them are asleep. Herman Melville
Several Critics Five America Them Asleep Hardly
Truth is the silliest thing under the sun. Try to get a living by the Truth and go to the Soup Societies. Heavens! Let any clergyman try to preach the Truth from its very stronghold, the pulpit, and they would ride him out of his church on his own pulpit bannister. Herman Melville
Truth Truth Is Ride Try Church Preach Own Living Pulpit Sun Out Would Silliest Clergyman Him Go Soup His Very Get Any Heavens Thing Societies
There is something wrong about the man who wants help. There is somewhere a deep defect, a want, in brief, a need, a crying need, somewhere about that man. Herman Melville
Man Somewhere About Something Wrong Crying Want Wants Help Who Deep Brief Defect Need
Let America first praise mediocrity even, in her children, before she praises... the best excellence in the children of any other land. Herman Melville
Best First Before Mediocrity Other Excellence She Praise Praises America Any Children Land Even Her
Let us speak, though we show all our faults and weaknesses, - for it is a sign of strength to be weak, to know it, and out with it - not in a set way and ostentatiously, though, but incidentally and without premeditation. Herman Melville
Strength Speak Our Way Faults Weak Sign Though Out Weaknesses Know Without Us Premeditation Show Let Us Set
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