A man can be honest in any sort of skin.
Herman Melville
Honest Nature, Human Skin, Honest, Skin, Nature, Truth
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“When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang.” Herman Melville
Ocean’s Beauty, Tiger Heart, Hidden Danger, Beauty, Danger, Ocean
Herman Melville Ocean’s Beauty, Tiger Heart, Hidden Danger, Beauty, Danger, Ocean“Book! you lie there; the fact is, you books must know your places.” Herman Melville
Books Place, Knowledge Roles, Books, Fact, Place, Role
Herman Melville Books Place, Knowledge Roles, Books, Fact, Place, Role“A ship is a bit of terra firma cut off from the main; it is a state in itself; and the captain is its king.” Herman Melville
Ship State, Captain’s Rule, Terra Firma, Ship, Captain, State
Herman Melville Ship State, Captain’s Rule, Terra Firma, Ship, Captain, State“While thus employed, the heavy pewter lamp suspended in chains over his head, continually rocked with the motion of the ship, and for ever threw shifting gleams and shadows of lines upon his wrinkled brow, till it almost seemed that while he himself was marking out lines and courses on the wrinkled charts, some invisible pencil was also tracing lines and courses upon the deeply marked chart of his forehead.” Herman Melville
Work, Experience, Symbolism, Life’s Path, Reflection, Ship’s Motion
Herman Melville Work, Experience, Symbolism, Life’s Path, Reflection, Ship’s Motion“Think not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth.” Herman Melville
Wisdom, Philosophy, Life’s Rules, Reflection, Sleep, Thought
Herman Melville Wisdom, Philosophy, Life’s Rules, Reflection, Sleep, Thought“Thus it often is, that the constant friction of illiberal minds wears out at last the best resolves of the more generous.” Herman Melville
Illiberal Minds, Generous Resolves, Mental Friction, Generosity, Minds, Resolve
Herman Melville Illiberal Minds, Generous Resolves, Mental Friction, Generosity, Minds, Resolve“Whatever fortune brings, don't be afraid of doing things.” Herman Melville
Fortune Courage, Fearless Actions, Life Choices, Fortune, Courage, Actions
Herman Melville Fortune Courage, Fearless Actions, Life Choices, Fortune, Courage, Actions“Squeeze! squeeze! squeeze! all morning long; I squeezed that sperm till I myself almost melted into it; I squeezed that sperm till a strange sort of insanity came over me...” Herman Melville
Obsession, Work, Madness, Labor, Insanity, Desire
Herman Melville Obsession, Work, Madness, Labor, Insanity, Desire“Life’s a voyage that’s homeward bound.” Herman Melville
Life’s Journey, Home, Voyage, Reflection, Humanity, Purpose
Herman Melville Life’s Journey, Home, Voyage, Reflection, Humanity, Purpose“For there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.” Herman Melville
Human Folly, Beastly Madness, Men’s Folly, Earthly Folly, Madness Defined, Men’s Extremes
Herman Melville Human Folly, Beastly Madness, Men’s Folly, Earthly Folly, Madness Defined, Men’s Extremes“You know nothing till you know all; which is the reason we never know any thing.” Herman Melville
All Knowing, Infinite Truth, Knowledge Limit, Know, All, Truth
Herman Melville All Knowing, Infinite Truth, Knowledge Limit, Know, All, Truth“And yet self-knowledge is thought by some not so easy. Who knows, my dear sir, but for a time you may have taken yourself for somebody else? Stranger things have happened.” Herman Melville
Self Knowledge, Personal Reflection, Knowledge, Self, Reflection, Identity
Herman Melville Self Knowledge, Personal Reflection, Knowledge, Self, Reflection, Identity“The only ugliness is that of the heart, seen through the face. And though beauty be obvious, the only loveliness is invisible.” Herman Melville
Heart Ugliness, Invisible Beauty, True Loveliness, Heart, Beauty, Loveliness
Herman Melville Heart Ugliness, Invisible Beauty, True Loveliness, Heart, Beauty, Loveliness“How feeble is all language to describe the horrors we inflict upon these wretches, whom we mason up in the cells of our prisons, and condemn to perpetual solitude in the very heart of our population.” Herman Melville
Prison Solitude, Human Horror, Feeble Language, Prison, Horror, Solitude
Herman Melville Prison Solitude, Human Horror, Feeble Language, Prison, Horror, Solitude“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.” Herman Melville
Humanity Criticisms, Wealth Assumptions, Class Habits, Humanity, Wealth, Criticisms
Herman Melville Humanity Criticisms, Wealth Assumptions, Class Habits, Humanity, Wealth, Criticisms“I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.” Herman Melville
Adventure Spirit, Exploration, Courage, Forbidden Places, Journey, Sailing
Herman Melville Adventure Spirit, Exploration, Courage, Forbidden Places, Journey, Sailing“Though public libraries have an imposing air, and doubtless contain invaluable volumes, yet, somehow, the books that prove most agreeable, grateful, and companionable, are those we pick up by chance here and there; those which seem put into our hands by Providence; those which pretend to little, but abound in much.” Herman Melville
Library Air, Providence Books, Companionable Volumes, Library, Books, Volumes
Herman Melville Library Air, Providence Books, Companionable Volumes, Library, Books, Volumes“All things that God would have us do are hard for us to do – remember that – and hence, he oftener commands us than endeavours to persuade.” Herman Melville
God Commands, Hard Tasks, Divine Persuasion, Commands, Tasks, Divine
Herman Melville God Commands, Hard Tasks, Divine Persuasion, Commands, Tasks, Divine