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Herman Melville Quotes

Biography: Herman Melville is best known for his novel "Moby-Dick." Born in 1819 ... more Biography: Herman Melville is best known for his novel "Moby-Dick." Born in 1819 in New York City, he became a prominent American novelist, short story writer, and poet. Melville's adventures at sea greatly influenced his writing, leading to works that blend detailed narrative and philosophical introspection. less
"I try all things I achieve what I can"
Tags: Motivation, Inspiration, Personal growth, Self-improvement, Perseverance
"Old age is always wakeful as if the longer linked with life"
Tags: Wisdom, Life, Reflection, Experience, Time
"Let us speak, though we show all our faults and weaknesses"
Tags: Self-awareness, Courage, Authenticity, Communication, Self-expression
"Our souls are like those orphans whose unwedded mothers"
Tags: Identity, Connection, Human condition, Loneliness, Existential
"A noble craft but somehow a most melancholy All noble things are touched with that"
Tags: Reflection, Human condition, Sadness, Melancholy, Emotional
"Loyalty to the right aims and objects is an admirable thing "
Tags: Ethics, Integrity, Morality, Commitment, Values
"There is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men "
Tags: Philosophy, Wisdom, Reflection, Behavior, Madness
"It is impossible to talk or to write without apparently throwing oneself helplessly open "
Tags: Authenticity, Communication, Expression, Honesty, Writing
"God keep me from ever completing anything This whole book is but a draught nay but the draught of a draught "
Tags: Creativity, Literature, Writing, Aspiration, Imperfection
"To produce a mighty book you must choose a mighty theme "
Tags: Motivation, Inspiration, Creativity, Literature, Writing
"We are all sailors on an alien sea "
Tags: Life, Journey, Adventure, Metaphor, Exploration
"There is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast Nothing exists in itself "
Tags: Philosophy, Perspective, Existence, Duality, Contrast
"A man’s true wealth is the good he does in this world "
Tags: Kindness, Wealth, Impact, Virtue, Altruism
"With no power to annul the elemental evil in him, though readily enough he could hide it; apprehending the good, but powerless to be it a varnish of conventionalities hiding his barbaric core"
Tags: Self-awareness, Human nature, Duality, Inner conflict, Civilization
"Real strength never impairs beauty or harmony, but it often bestows it"
Tags: Inspiration, Wisdom, Empowerment, Strength, Inner strength
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