More Quotes by Herman Melville
Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges.
No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.
To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.
A thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
He knows himself, and all that's in him, who knows adversity.
The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails whereon my soul is grooved to run
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.
We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.
If you are poor, avoid wine as a costly luxury; if you are rich, shun it as a fatal indulgence. Stick to plain water.
The sweetest joys of life grow in the very jaws of its perils.
