More Quotes by Herman Melville
Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges.
It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.
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.
Time is made up of various ages; and each thinks its own a novelty.
I will live and die by this testimony: that I loved a good conscience; that I never invaded another man's liberty; and that I preserved my own.
No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.
We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.
You know nothing till you know all; which is the reason we never know any thing.
He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great.
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.
