--- title: "6 Boat Quotes By Herman Melville" description: "6 Boat quotes by Herman Melville. Plus more from Herman Melville and more Boat sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/herman-melville-162_boat_some-years-ago-never-mind-how-long-preci_322333.jpg" --- > [Some years ago - never mind how long precisely - having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/some-years-ago-never-mind-how-long-precisely-having-little-or-no/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/herman-melville-162_boat_some-years-ago-never-mind-how-long-preci_322333.jpg) > [There's magic in the water that draws all men away form the land, that leads them over hills, down creeks and streams…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/there-s-magic-in-the-water-that-draws-all-men-away-form-the-land-that/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/herman-melville-162_boat_there-s-magic-in-the-water-that-draws-al_576110.jpg) > [All men live enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but it is only when caught in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/all-men-live-enveloped-in-whale-lines-all-are-born-with-halters-round/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52c/herman-melville-162_boat_all-men-live-enveloped-in-whale-lines-al_1509387.jpg) > [So, when on one side you hoist in Locke's head, you go over that way; but now, on the other side, hoist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/so-when-on-one-side-you-hoist-in-locke-s-head-you-go-over-that-way/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99e/herman-melville-162_boat_so-when-on-one-side-you-hoist-in-locke-s_2140147.jpg) > [Of all nature's animated kingdoms, fish are the most unchristian, inhospitable, heartless, and cold-blooded of creatures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/of-all-nature-s-animated-kingdoms-fish-are-the-most-unchristian/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/661/herman-melville-162_animals_of-all-nature-s-animated-kingdoms-fish-a_2327177.jpg) > [Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale... from hell's heart I stab at thee.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/towards-thee-i-roll-thou-all-destroying-but-unconquering-whale-from/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/499/herman-melville-162_boat_towards-thee-i-roll-thou-all-destroying_3013488.jpg) ## Other authors on Boat ## More by Herman Melville > [“and man, though idiotic, and knowing not what he does, yet full of the sweet things of love and gratitude.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/and-man-though-idiotic-and-knowing-not-what-he-does-yet-full-of-the/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) > [“But were the coming narrative to reveal in any instance, the complete abasement of poor Starbuck's fortitude, scarce might I have the heart to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/but-were-the-coming-narrative-to-reveal-in-any-instance-the-complete/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) > [“(On Ralph Waldo Emerson)I love all men who dive. Any fish can swim near the surface, but it takes a great whale to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/on-ralph-waldo-emerson-i-love-all-men-who-dive-any-fish-can-swim-near/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) > [“So seemed it to me, as I stood at her helm, and for long hours silently guided the way of this fire-ship on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/so-seemed-it-to-me-as-i-stood-at-her-helm-and-for-long-hours-silently/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) > [“the only real owner of anything is its commander;”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/the-only-real-owner-of-anything-is-its-commander/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) > [“Consider the subtleness of the sea; how its most dreaded creatures glide under water, unapparent for the most part, and treacherously hidden beneath the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/consider-the-subtleness-of-the-sea-how-its-most-dreaded-creatures/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) > [“Is it that by its indefiniteness it shadows forth the heartless voids and immensities of the universe, and thus stabs us from behind with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/is-it-that-by-its-indefiniteness-it-shadows-forth-the-heartless-voids/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) > [“Now, as I before hinted, I have no objection to any person's religion, be it what it may, so long as that person does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/now-as-i-before-hinted-i-have-no-objection-to-any-person-s-religion/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) > [Let America first praise mediocrity even, in her children, before she praises... the best excellence in the children of any other land.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/let-america-first-praise-mediocrity-even-in-her-children-before-she/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) > [Only the man who says no is free](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/only-the-man-who-says-no-is-free/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) > [Beneath those stars is a universe of gliding monsters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/beneath-those-stars-is-a-universe-of-gliding-monsters/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) > [“Yet this is life. For hardly have we mortals by long toilings extracted from this world's vast bulk its small but valuable sperm; and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/yet-this-is-life-for-hardly-have-we-mortals-by-long-toilings/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) > [I never fancied broiling fowls; - though once broiled, judiciously buttered, and judgmatically salted and peppered, there is no one who will speak more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/i-never-fancied-broiling-fowls-though-once-broiled-judiciously/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) > [War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/war-should-be-carried-on-like-a-monsoon-one-changeless-determination/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) > [Genius is full of trash.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/genius-is-full-of-trash/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boat/herman-melville/#itemlist", "name": "6 Boat Quotes By Herman Melville", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Some years ago - never mind how long precisely - having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Herman Melville" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/some-years-ago-never-mind-how-long-precisely-having-little-or-no/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/herman-melville-162_boat_some-years-ago-never-mind-how-long-preci_322333.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/herman-melville-162_boat_some-years-ago-never-mind-how-long-preci_322333.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/herman-melville-162_boat_some-years-ago-never-mind-how-long-preci_322333.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Some years ago - never mind how long precisely - having little or no money in my purse, and nothing…” — Herman Melville", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Herman Melville" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/there-s-magic-in-the-water-that-draws-all-men-away-form-the-land-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/herman-melville-162_boat_there-s-magic-in-the-water-that-draws-al_576110.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/herman-melville-162_boat_there-s-magic-in-the-water-that-draws-al_576110.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/herman-melville-162_boat_there-s-magic-in-the-water-that-draws-al_576110.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There's magic in the water that draws all men away form the land, that leads them over hills, down creeks…” — Herman Melville", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "All men live enveloped in whale-lines. 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