Nature Quotes by Herman Melville
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A whale freed from vultureism illustrates Melville’s view that earth can be harsh yet also the source of life after death. He muses that shadows may be our true substance, and that we often only value something once it’s gone. He also notes that human nature’s core stays the same across ages, only its expression changes.
![“[T]here is no folly of the beasts of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.” quote by Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/430/herman-melville-162_animals_t-here-is-no-folly-of-the-beasts-of-the_941029.jpg)
