"An intense copper calm, like a universal yellow……" — Herman Melville
"An intense copper calm, like a universal yellow lotus, was more and more unfolding its noiseless measureless leaves upon the sea."
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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 Calm Quotes
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I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action…
— Abigail Adams
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I meditate so I know how to find a peaceful place within to be calm and peaceful.
— Roseanne Barr
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I practice staying calm all the time, beginning with situations that aren't tense.
— Martha Beck
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I keep telling myself to calm down, to take less of an interest in things and not to get so…
— Kate Adie
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As a comic and as a nurse, it's important to look calm on the surface when you're absolutely crapping yourself…
— Jo Brand
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Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.
— Michael Caine
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Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation.
— Vannevar Bush
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There's naught, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and true religion.
— Lord Byron
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There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.
— Willa Cather
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A calm environment is for after I finish work.
— Lee Child
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The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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So if we love someone, we should train in being able to listen. By listening with calm and understanding, we…
— Nhat Hanh
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