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More Quotes by Herman Melville
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.
No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.
The Past is the textbook of tyrants; the Future is the Bible of the Free.
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.
Life’s a voyage that’s homeward bound.
He knows himself, and all that's in him, who knows adversity.
A thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
If you are poor, avoid wine as a costly luxury; if you are rich, shun it as a fatal indulgence. Stick to plain water.
We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.
I am a man who, from his youth upwards, has been filled with a profound conviction that the easiest way of life is the best.