An uncommon prudence is habitual with the subtler depravity, for it has everything to hide.
Herman Melville
Uncommon Prudence, Subtle Depravity, Prudence’s Habit, Hidden Truths, Deceptive Wisdom, Cunning Disguise
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More Herman Melville Quotes
“A good laugh is a mighty good thing, a rather too scarce a good thing.” Herman Melville
Good Laugh, Scarce Laughter, Laughter’s Value, Rare Humor, Mighty Good, Laughter’s Rarity
Herman Melville Good Laugh, Scarce Laughter, Laughter’s Value, Rare Humor, Mighty Good, Laughter’s Rarity“There never was a great man yet who spent all his life inland.” Herman Melville
Greatness, Exploration, Adventure, Life Journey, Travel, Experience
Herman Melville Greatness, Exploration, Adventure, Life Journey, Travel, Experience“What is an atheist, but one who does not, or will not, see in the universe a ruling principle of love; and what a misanthrope, but one who does not, or will not, see in man a ruling principle of kindness?” Herman Melville
Belief And Love, Humanity’s Essence, Moral Values, Kindness, Religion, Philosophy
Herman Melville Belief And Love, Humanity’s Essence, Moral Values, Kindness, Religion, Philosophy“Mystery is in the morning, and mystery in the night, and the beauty of mystery is everywhere; but still the plain truth remains, that mouth and purse must be filled.” Herman Melville
Morning Mystery, Plain Truth, Life’s Practicalities, Mystery, Truth, Survival
Herman Melville Morning Mystery, Plain Truth, Life’s Practicalities, Mystery, Truth, Survival“Know, thou, that the lines that live are turned out of a furrowed brow.” Herman Melville
Furrowed Brow, Living Lines, Brow, Lines, Furrowed, Live
Herman Melville Furrowed Brow, Living Lines, Brow, Lines, Furrowed, Live“There is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast. Nothing exists in itself.” Herman Melville
Contrast, Existence, Philosophy, Perception, Reality, Duality
Herman Melville Contrast, Existence, Philosophy, Perception, Reality, Duality“Queequeg was a native of Kokovoko, an island far away to the West and South. It is not down in any map; true places never are.” Herman Melville
Exploration, Exotic Location, Mystery, Journey, Island, Discovery
Herman Melville Exploration, Exotic Location, Mystery, Journey, Island, Discovery“Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its jagged edges.” Herman Melville
Uncompromising Truth, Jagged Edges, Honest Words, Truth, Edges, Honest
Herman Melville Uncompromising Truth, Jagged Edges, Honest Words, Truth, Edges, Honest“It’s a mutual, joint-stock world, all meridians. We cannibals must help these Christians.” Herman Melville
Worldview, Irony, Humanity, Society, Culture, Relationships
Herman Melville Worldview, Irony, Humanity, Society, Culture, Relationships“Leviathan is not the biggest fish; – I have heard of Krakens.” Herman Melville
Leviathan, Mythical Creatures, Sea Legends, Kraken, Marine Life, Imagination
Herman Melville Leviathan, Mythical Creatures, Sea Legends, Kraken, Marine Life, Imagination“In time of peril, like the needle to the loadstone, obedience, irrespective of rank, generally flies to him who is best fitted to command.” Herman Melville
Obedience’s Pull, Command Authority, Time Of Peril, Rank And Obedience, Leadership Strength, Peril’s Guidance
Herman Melville Obedience’s Pull, Command Authority, Time Of Peril, Rank And Obedience, Leadership Strength, Peril’s Guidance“The Marquesan girls dance all over; not only do their feet dance, but their arms, hands, fingers, ay, their very eyes seem to dance in their heads.” Herman Melville
Marquesan Dance, Dancing Eyes, Full Movement, Dance, Eyes, Movement
Herman Melville Marquesan Dance, Dancing Eyes, Full Movement, Dance, Eyes, Movement“For though consciences are as unlike as foreheads, every intelligence, not including the Scriptural devils who “believe and tremble” has one.” Herman Melville
Conscience Intelligence, Forehead Comparison, Intelligent Conscience, Intelligence, Conscience, Devils
Herman Melville Conscience Intelligence, Forehead Comparison, Intelligent Conscience, Intelligence, Conscience, Devils“The phantom-host has faded quite, Splendor and Terror gone – Portent or promise – and gives way To pale, meek Dawn.” Herman Melville
Phantom Host, Dawn Promise, Splendor Gone, Phantom, Dawn, Splendor
Herman Melville Phantom Host, Dawn Promise, Splendor Gone, Phantom, Dawn, Splendor“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“But that darkness was licked up by the fierce flames, which at intervals forked forth from the sooty flues, and illuminated every lofty rope in the rigging, as with the famed Greek fire. The burning ship drove on, as if remorselessly commissioned to some vengeful deed.” Herman Melville
Fierce Flames, Burning Ship, Greek Fire, Flames, Ship, Fire
Herman Melville Fierce Flames, Burning Ship, Greek Fire, Flames, Ship, Fire“He who is ready to despair in solitary peril, plucks up a heart in the presence of another. In a plurality of comrades is much countenance and consolation.” Herman Melville
Shared Courage, Solitary Peril, Comrade Consolation, Courage, Peril, Comrades
Herman Melville Shared Courage, Solitary Peril, Comrade Consolation, Courage, Peril, Comrades“There is no life in thee, now, except that rocking life imparted by a gently rolling ship; by her, borrowed from the sea; by the sea, from the inscrutable tides of God.” Herman Melville
Rocking Life, Ship’s Journey, Sea’s Influence, God’s Tides, Ship And Sea, Life’s Flow
Herman Melville Rocking Life, Ship’s Journey, Sea’s Influence, God’s Tides, Ship And Sea, Life’s Flow“It is not down in any map; true places never are.” Herman Melville
Adventure, Exploration, Discovery, True Places, Maps, Unknown
Herman Melville Adventure, Exploration, Discovery, True Places, Maps, Unknown“Now, as I before hinted, I have no objection to any person’s religion, be it what it may, so long as that person does not kill or insult any other person, because that other person don’t believe it also.” Herman Melville
Religious Tolerance, Belief Respect, Peaceful Coexistence, Religion, Tolerance, Peace
Herman Melville Religious Tolerance, Belief Respect, Peaceful Coexistence, Religion, Tolerance, Peace