Psychology Quote by Herman Melville Download Open image ““His mind swarmed with superstitious suspicions.”” — Herman Melville ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Psychology
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“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
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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
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