Failed Somewhere Quotes by Herman Melville

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• For whatever is truly wondrous and fearful in man, never yet was put into words or books.
• Let America first praise mediocrity even, in her children, before she praises... the best excellence in the children of any other land.
• To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath…
• They talk of the dignity of work. The dignity is in leisure.
• Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.
• No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.
• All wars are boyish, and are fought by boys.
• See with what entire freedom the whaleman takes his handful of lamps-often but old bottles and vials, though. ... He burns, too,…
• You cannot spill a drop of American blood without spilling the blood of the whole world.... We are not a nation, so…
• He says NO! In thunder; but the Devil himself cannot make him say yes.
• Why, ever since Adam, who has got to the meaning of this great allegory - the world? Then we pygmies must be…
• Prayer draws us near to our own souls.

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