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Speak Quotes by Herman Melville
- All Profound things, and emotions of things are preceded and attended by Silence...Silence is the general consecration of the Universe. Silence is the invisible laying…
- I never fancied broiling fowls; - though once broiled, judiciously buttered, and judgmatically salted and peppered, there is no one who will speak more respectfully,…
- The late John Jacob Astor, a personage little given to poetic enthusiasm, had no hesitation in pronouncing my first grand point to be prudence; my…
- There is one knows not what sweet mystery about this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath.
- Let us speak, though we show all our faults and weaknesses, - for it is a sign of strength to be weak, to know it,…
- The stillness of the calm is awful. His voice begins to grow strange and portentous. He feels it in him like something swallowed too big…
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- In the holy city of Mecca, violence of any kind was forbidden. From the moment they left home, pilgrims were not permitted… — Karen Armstrong
- When we speak the word 'life,' it must be understood we are not referring to life as we know it from its… — Antonin Artaud
- When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something… — Chinua Achebe
- I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible. — Jane Austen
- I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different hats; to… — Kevin Bacon
- Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak… — Francis Bacon
- People usually think according to their inclinations, speak according to their learning and ingrained opinions, but generally act according to custom. — Francis Bacon
- I'm just the messenger here. I'm just another representative of my faith, so to speak. — Stephen Baldwin
- It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can be trusted to speak the truth. — Arthur Balfour
- Science and technology multiply around us. To an increasing extent they dictate the languages in which we speak and think. Either we… — J. G. Ballard
- I only live in the world of animal protection. I speak only of that. I think only of that. I am obsessed. — Brigitte Bardot
- Tradition demands that we not speak poorly of the dead. — Daniel Barenboim