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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
"Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead doubts she gathers her most vital hope"
Tags: Resilience, Life, Spirituality, Faith, Hope
"To be called one thing, is oftentimes to be another"
Tags: Self-awareness, Perception, Identity, Reality, Paradox
"There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair we call life when a man takes this whole universe for a vast practical joke"
Tags: Philosophy, Life, Perspective, Perception, Reflection
"A whale ship was my Yale College and my Harvard"
Tags: Education, Literature, Classic literature, American literature, Self-education
"There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method"
Tags: Creativity, Innovation, Balance, Strategy, Business
"It is not down in any map true places never are"
Tags: Journey, Adventure, Exploration, Mystery, Discovery
"To the last I grapple with thee from hell’s heart I stab at thee for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee"
Tags: Literature, Tragedy, Revenge, Classic, Hatred
"We cannot live only for ourselves A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men"
Tags: Relationships, Empathy, Humanity, Unity, Community
"All deep, earnest thinking is but the intrepid effort of the soul to keep the open independence of her sea"
Tags: Philosophy, Spirituality, Inner strength, Introspection, Self-reflection
"Better sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian"
Tags: Perspective, Ethics, Morality, Religion, Human behavior
"A man thinks that by mouthing hard words he understands hard things"
Tags: Philosophy, Wisdom, Perception, Knowledge, Understanding
"It is not down on any map true places never are"
Tags: Adventure, Exploration, Mystery, Discovery, Travel
"Hope is the struggle of the soul breaking loose from what is perishable and attesting her eternity"
Tags: Perseverance, Spirituality, Hope, Existence, Inspirational
"There is a wisdom that is woe but there is a woe that is madness"
Tags: Philosophy, Wisdom, Mental health, Literature, Existentialism
"Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its jagged edges"
Tags: Perception, Authenticity, Truth, Integrity, Reality
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