“With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword” — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
“With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword; I quietly take to the ship” — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
“So soon as I hear that such or such a man gives himself out for a philosopher, I conclude that, like the… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
“With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword; I quietly take to the ship. There is nothing surprising in this.… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
The result of civilization, at the Sandwich Islands and elsewhere, is found productive to the civilizers, destructive to the civilizees. It is… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
“You might almost say, that this strange uncompromisedness in him involved a sort of unintelegence; for in his numerous trades, he did… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
All men live enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but it is only when caught in the… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
“Is it not curious, that so vast a being as the whale should see the world through so small an eye, and… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
“Here was a man some twenty thousand miles from home, by the way of Cape Horn, that is - which was the… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
“Your statement ... tells a very fine story; but pray, was not your stock a little heavy a while ago? downward tendency?… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
“and man, though idiotic, and knowing not what he does, yet full of the sweet things of love and gratitude.” — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
“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… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
“(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… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
“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… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
“Consider the subtleness of the sea; how its most dreaded creatures glide under water, unapparent for the most part, and treacherously hidden beneath the… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
“Is it that by its indefiniteness it shadows forth the heartless voids and immensities of the universe, and thus stabs us from behind with… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
“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… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
Let America first praise mediocrity even, in her children, before she praises... the best excellence in the children of any other land. — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
“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… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
