--- title: "4 Rainbows Quotes By Herman Melville" description: "4 Rainbows quotes by Herman Melville. Plus more from Herman Melville and more Rainbows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dee/herman-melville-162_rainbows_and-how-nobly-it-raises-our-conceit-of-t_1124149.jpg" --- > [“And how nobly it raises our conceit of the mighty, misty monster, to behold him solemnly sailing through a calm tropical sea;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/and-how-nobly-it-raises-our-conceit-of-the-mighty-misty-monster-to/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dee/herman-melville-162_rainbows_and-how-nobly-it-raises-our-conceit-of-t_1124149.jpg) > [Who in the rainbow can draw the line where the violet tint ends and the orange tint begins? Distinctly we see the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/who-in-the-rainbow-can-draw-the-line-where-the-violet-tint-ends-and/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e4/herman-melville-162_health_who-in-the-rainbow-can-draw-the-line-whe_1307191.jpg) > [Who in the rainbow can draw the line where the violet tint ends and the orange tint begins?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/who-in-the-rainbow-can-draw-the-line-where-the-violet-tint-ends-and-2/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ce/herman-melville-162_draws_who-in-the-rainbow-can-draw-the-line-whe_2622581.jpg) > [Love's secrets, being mysteries, ever pertain to the transcendent and the infinite; and so they are as airy bridges, by which ourfurther…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/love-s-secrets-being-mysteries-ever-pertain-to-the-transcendent-and/) [Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d16/herman-melville-162_airy_love-s-secrets-being-mysteries-ever-pert_2764118.jpg) ## Other authors on Rainbows - [Matshona Dhliwayo 31 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rainbows/matshona-dhliwayo/) - [Maya Angelou 16 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rainbows/maya-angelou/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-nishan-panwar-14.jpg) Nishan Panwar 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rainbows/nishan-panwar/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rick-riordan-79077.jpg) Rick Riordan 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rainbows/rick-riordan/) - [Gilbert Baker 10 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rainbows/gilbert-baker/) - [Jarod Kintz 9 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rainbows/jarod-kintz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-dolly-parton-29715.jpg) Dolly Parton 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rainbows/dolly-parton/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rainbows/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-ritu-ghatourey-5.jpg) Ritu Ghatourey 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rainbows/ritu-ghatourey/) - [Richelle E. Goodrich 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rainbows/richelle-e-goodrich/) ## 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/rainbows/herman-melville/#itemlist", "name": "4 Rainbows Quotes By Herman Melville", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“And how nobly it raises our conceit of the mighty, misty monster, to behold him solemnly sailing through a calm tropical sea; his vast, mild head overhung by a canopy of vapor, engendered by his incommunicable contemplations, and that vapor- as you will sometimes see it- glorified by a rainbow, as if Heaven itself had put its seal upon his thoughts. 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