More Quotes by Herman Melville
No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.
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.
Life’s a voyage that’s homeward bound.
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.
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.
It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.
We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.
Time is made up of various ages; and each thinks its own a novelty.
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.
He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great.
