"Amity itself can only be maintained by reciprocal……" — Herman Melville
"Amity itself can only be maintained by reciprocal respect, and true friends are punctilious equals."
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285 Quotes by Herman Melville
Herman Melville has 285 quotes on this site.
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For whatever is truly wondrous and fearful in man, never yet was put into words or books.
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Let America first praise mediocrity even, in her children, before she praises... the best excellence in the children of any…
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To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my…
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They talk of the dignity of work. The dignity is in leisure.
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Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter…
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No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.
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All wars are boyish, and are fought by boys.
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See with what entire freedom the whaleman takes his handful of lamps-often but old bottles and vials, though. ... He…
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You cannot spill a drop of American blood without spilling the blood of the whole world.... We are not a…
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He says NO! In thunder; but the Devil himself cannot make him say yes.
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Why, ever since Adam, who has got to the meaning of this great allegory - the world? Then we pygmies…
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Prayer draws us near to our own souls.
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More Amity Quotes
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We have nothing in our history or position to invite aggression; we have everything to beckon us to the cultivation…
— Franklin P. Adams
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Civilization survives on the constant discovery of amity and an equal supply of damnation.
— Victor Hugo
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My horses understand me tolerably well; I converse with them at least four hours every day. They are strangers to…
— Jonathan Swift
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It is superfluous to try by the standards of theory, a part of the constitution which is allowed on all…
— James Madison
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There are still to be found , or designing men, who stand ready to advocate the paradox of perpetual peace…
— Alexander Hamilton
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The duty of holding a Neutral conduct may be inferred, without any thing more, from the obligation which justice and…
— George Washington
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Amity Gaige has written a flawless book. It does not contain a single false note. Playful and inventive, SCHRODER movingly…
— Unknown Author
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The amity that wisdom knits not, folly may easily untie.
— William Shakespeare
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The fish was an enemy. It had come upon the community and killed two men, a woman, and a child.…
— Peter Benchley
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We sincerely hope that south Asian countries will respect and live in amity with each other, and achieve common development,…
— Li Peng
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I think that a young state, like a young virgin, should modestly stay at home, and wait the application of…
— Benjamin Franklin
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WAR, n. A by-product of the arts of peace. The most menacing political condition is a period of international amity.
— Ambrose Bierce
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