Appalling is the soul of a man! Better might one be pushed off into the material spaces beyond the uttermost orbit of our sun, than once feel himself fairly afloat in himself.
Herman Melville
Appalling Soul, Material Spaces, Inner Floating, Soul, Spaces, Floating
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More Herman Melville Quotes
“Over his ivory-inlaid table, Ahab presided like a mute, maned sea-lion on the white coral beach, surrounded by his warlike but still deferential cubs. In his own proper turn, each officer waited to be served.” Herman Melville
Ahab’s Table, Sea-lion Strength, Coral Beach, Warlike Cubs, Officer’s Respect, Quiet Authority
Herman Melville Ahab’s Table, Sea-lion Strength, Coral Beach, Warlike Cubs, Officer’s Respect, Quiet Authority“It is hard to be finite upon an infinite subject, and all subjects are infinite.” Herman Melville
Infinite Subjects, Human Limitations, Life’s Complexities, Philosophy, Thinking, Understanding
Herman Melville Infinite Subjects, Human Limitations, Life’s Complexities, Philosophy, Thinking, Understanding“It is impossible to talk or to write without apparently throwing oneself helplessly open.” Herman Melville
Self Expression, Writing Thoughts, Open Vulnerability, Talk, Expression, Writing
Herman Melville Self Expression, Writing Thoughts, Open Vulnerability, Talk, Expression, Writing“Now, art thou the man to pitch a harpoon down a live whale’s throat, and then jump after it? Answer, quick!” Herman Melville
Harpoon Pitch, Whale Challenge, Bold Action, Harpoon, Whale, Action
Herman Melville Harpoon Pitch, Whale Challenge, Bold Action, Harpoon, Whale, Action“Look not too long in the face of the fire, O man! Never dream with thy hand on the helm! Turn not thy back to the compass.” Herman Melville
Fire Warnings, Helm Focus, Compass Lessons, Fire, Helm, Compass
Herman Melville Fire Warnings, Helm Focus, Compass Lessons, Fire, Helm, Compass“Better sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.” Herman Melville
Sober Cannibal, Drunken Christian, Unlikely Preference, Cannibal, Christian, Preference
Herman Melville Sober Cannibal, Drunken Christian, Unlikely Preference, Cannibal, Christian, Preference“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
Herman Melville Uncommon Prudence, Subtle Depravity, Prudence’s Habit, Hidden Truths, Deceptive Wisdom, Cunning Disguise“In our own hearts, we mold the whole world’s hereafters; and in our own hearts we fashion our own gods.” Herman Melville
Self-determination, Personal Power, Inner Strength, Destiny, Spirituality, Heart
Herman Melville Self-determination, Personal Power, Inner Strength, Destiny, Spirituality, Heart“We become sad in the first place because we have nothing stirring to do.” Herman Melville
Emotional Struggles, Human Nature, Sadness, Boredom, Life Purpose, Loneliness
Herman Melville Emotional Struggles, Human Nature, Sadness, Boredom, Life Purpose, Loneliness“Soldier or sailor, the fighting man is but a fiend; and the staff and body-guard of the Devil musters many a baton.” Herman Melville
Fighting Man, Devil Fiend, Soldier, Sailor, Fiend, Staff
Herman Melville Fighting Man, Devil Fiend, Soldier, Sailor, Fiend, Staff“The consciousness of being deemed dead, is next to the presumable unpleasantness of being so in reality. One feels like his own ghost unlawfully tenanting a defunct carcass.” Herman Melville
Deemed Dead, Ghost Feeling, Consciousness Paradox, Dead, Ghost, Consciousness
Herman Melville Deemed Dead, Ghost Feeling, Consciousness Paradox, Dead, Ghost, Consciousness“He saw God’s foot upon the treadle of the loom, and spoke it; and therefore his shipmates called him mad.” Herman Melville
God’s Loom, Mad Speech, Divine Vision, Loom, Speech, Vision
Herman Melville God’s Loom, Mad Speech, Divine Vision, Loom, Speech, Vision“Benevolent desires, after passing a certain point, can not undertake their own fulfillment without incurring the risk of evils beyond those sought to be remedied.” Herman Melville
Benevolent Risks, Fulfillment Evils, Desire Consequences, Risks, Fulfillment, Desire
Herman Melville Benevolent Risks, Fulfillment Evils, Desire Consequences, Risks, Fulfillment, Desire“For in tremendous extremities human souls are like drowning men; well enough they know they are in peril; well enough they know the causes of that peril; – nevertheless, the sea is the sea, and these drowning men do drown.” Herman Melville
Perilous Situation, Human Suffering, Soul Struggle, Death, Human Experience, Extreme Conditions
Herman Melville Perilous Situation, Human Suffering, Soul Struggle, Death, Human Experience, Extreme Conditions“In armies, navies, cities, or families, in nature herself, nothing more relaxes good order than misery.” Herman Melville
Order Disruption, Misery Effect, Natural Chaos, Misery, Order, Chaos
Herman Melville Order Disruption, Misery Effect, Natural Chaos, Misery, Order, Chaos“I feel that the Godhead is broken up like the bread at the Supper, and that we are the pieces. Hence this infinite fraternity of feeling.” Herman Melville
Godhead Fracture, Infinite Fraternity, Supper Symbolism, Unity, Fraternity, Divinity
Herman Melville Godhead Fracture, Infinite Fraternity, Supper Symbolism, Unity, Fraternity, Divinity“Doesn’t the devil live forever; who ever heard that the devil was dead? Did you ever see any person wearing mourning for the devil?” Herman Melville
Life And Death, Evil’s Persistence, Eternal Struggle, Mortality, Good And Evil, Existence
Herman Melville Life And Death, Evil’s Persistence, Eternal Struggle, Mortality, Good And Evil, Existence“I am past scorching; not easily can’st thou scorch a scar.” Herman Melville
Scorched Past, Scarred Self, Past Pain, Healing Scars, Unyielding Self, Burned Memories
Herman Melville Scorched Past, Scarred Self, Past Pain, Healing Scars, Unyielding Self, Burned Memories“Better be an old maid, a woman with herself as a husband, than the wife of a fool; and Solomon more than hints that all men are fools; and every wise man knows himself to be one.” Herman Melville
Old Maid, Foolish Husband, Wise Reflection, Maid, Husband, Wise
Herman Melville Old Maid, Foolish Husband, Wise Reflection, Maid, Husband, Wise“Squeeze! squeeze! squeeze! all the 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; and I found myself unwittingly squeezing my co-laborers’ hands in it, mistaking their hands for the gentle globules.” Herman Melville
Squeeze, Madness, Labor, Insanity, Work, Obsession
Herman Melville Squeeze, Madness, Labor, Insanity, Work, Obsession