"A good laugh is a mighty good thing,……" — Herman Melville

"A good laugh is a mighty good thing, a rather too scarce a good thing."

— Herman Melville

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285 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…
To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my…
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…
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…
You cannot spill a drop of American blood without spilling the blood of the whole world.... We are not a…
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…
Prayer draws us near to our own souls.

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Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can… — Hannah Arendt
Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I… — Asia Argento
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I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the… — Aristotle
Good habits formed at youth make all the difference. — Aristotle
Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics. — Aristotle

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