More Quotes by Herman Melville
Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.
It is better to fail in originality, than to succeed in imitation. He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great. Failure is the true test of greatness.
Time is made up of various ages; and each thinks its own a novelty.
If you are poor, avoid wine as a costly luxury; if you are rich, shun it as a fatal indulgence. Stick to plain water.
He knows himself, and all that's in him, who knows adversity.
There's magic in the water that draws all men away form the land, that leads them over hills, down creeks and streams and rivers to the sea.
Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges.
The Past is the textbook of tyrants; the Future is the Bible of the Free.
A thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.
