"And yet self-knowledge is thought by some not……" — Herman Melville
"And yet self-knowledge is thought by some not so easy. Who knows, my dear sir, but for a time you may have taken yourself for somebody else? Stranger things have happened."
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Herman Melville
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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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Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth.
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I'll love you, dear, I'll love you till China and Africa meet and the river jumps over the mountain and…
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What wild imaginations one forms where dear self is concerned! How sure to be mistaken!
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Chance, my dear, is the sovereign deity in child-bearing.
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Children, dear and loving children, can alone console a woman for the loss of her beauty.
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What could be more beautiful than a dear old lady growing wise with age? Every age can be enchanting, provided…
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Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him.
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An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of…
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A friend who is near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative.
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Dear brothers and sisters, after the great Pope John Paul II, the cardinals have elected me - a simple, humble…
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Our dear country, Iran, throughout history has been subject to threats.
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Most cynics are really crushed romantics: they've been hurt, they're sensitive, and their cynicism is a shell that's protecting this…
— Jeff Bridges
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