At sea a fellow comes out. Salt water is like wine, in that respect.
Herman Melville
Sea Life, Salt Water, Ocean Experience, Sea, Ocean, Life
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“If Shakespeare has not been equalled, he is sure to be surpassed, and surpassed by an American born now or yet to be born.” Herman Melville
Shakespeare Greatness, Future American, Literary Supremacy, Literature, Greatness, Future
Herman Melville Shakespeare Greatness, Future American, Literary Supremacy, Literature, Greatness, Future“An intense copper calm, like a universal yellow lotus, was more and more unfolding its noiseless measureless leaves upon the sea.” Herman Melville
Copper Calm, Lotus Serenity, Calm, Lotus, Sea, Serenity
Herman Melville Copper Calm, Lotus Serenity, Calm, Lotus, Sea, Serenity“A beautiful woman is born Queen of men and women both, as Mary Stuart was born Queen of Scots, whether men or women.” Herman Melville
Beautiful Queen, Mary Stuart, Queen Woman, Queen, Woman, Beauty
Herman Melville Beautiful Queen, Mary Stuart, Queen Woman, Queen, Woman, Beauty“The White Whale swam before him as the monomaniac incarnation of all those malicious agencies which some deep men feel eating them, till they are left living with half a heart and half a lung.” Herman Melville
White Whale, Obsession, Monomania, Malice, Fate, Struggle
Herman Melville White Whale, Obsession, Monomania, Malice, Fate, Struggle“There are hardly five critics in America; and several of them are asleep.” Herman Melville
Sleeping Critics, American Views, Artistic Apathy, Critics, Views, Apathy
Herman Melville Sleeping Critics, American Views, Artistic Apathy, Critics, Views, Apathy“Out of the trunk, the branches grow; out of them, the twigs. So, in productive subjects, grow the chapters.” Herman Melville
Branch Growth, Subject Chapters, Creative Flow, Growth, Chapters, Creative
Herman Melville Branch Growth, Subject Chapters, Creative Flow, Growth, Chapters, Creative“The terrors of truth and dart of death To faith alike are vain.” Herman Melville
Truth Death, Death Faith, Terrors Truth, Truth, Faith, Death
Herman Melville Truth Death, Death Faith, Terrors Truth, Truth, Faith, Death“In this particular Billy was a striking instance that the arch interferer, the envious marplot of Eden, still has more or less to do with every human consignment to this planet of Earth. In every case, one way or another he is sure to slip in his little card, as much as to remind us – I too have a hand here.” Herman Melville
Interference, Envy, Humanity, Life’s Struggles, Morality, Fate
Herman Melville Interference, Envy, Humanity, Life’s Struggles, Morality, Fate“Real strength never impairs beauty or harmony, but it often bestows it, and in everything imposingly beautiful, strength has much to do with the magic.” Herman Melville
Strength And Beauty, Real Strength, Harmony In Beauty, Strength’s Magic, Imposing Beauty, True Power
Herman Melville Strength And Beauty, Real Strength, Harmony In Beauty, Strength’s Magic, Imposing Beauty, True Power“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“The fact is, that among his hunters at least, the whale would by all hands be considered a noble dish, were there not so much of him; but when you come to sit down before a meat-pie nearly one hundred feet long, it takes away your appetite.” Herman Melville
Whale Dish, Noble Feast, Hunters, Appetite, Whale, Meal
Herman Melville Whale Dish, Noble Feast, Hunters, Appetite, Whale, Meal“But I shall follow the endless, winding way, – the flowing river in the cave of man; careless whither I be led, reckless where I land.” Herman Melville
Endless Journey, Winding Path, Flowing River, Journey, Path, Destiny
Herman Melville Endless Journey, Winding Path, Flowing River, Journey, Path, Destiny“Strange as it may seem, there is nothing in which a young and beautiful female appears to more advantage than in the art of smoking.” Herman Melville
Female Beauty, Smoking Habit, Art Of Smoking, Youthful Charm, Women’s Habits, Beauty And Smoking
Herman Melville Female Beauty, Smoking Habit, Art Of Smoking, Youthful Charm, Women’s Habits, Beauty And Smoking“If you are poor, avoid wine as a costly luxury; if you are rich, shun it as a fatal indulgence. Stick to plain water.” Herman Melville
Wine Indulgence, Rich Simplicity, Water Choice, Poor, Wine, Water
Herman Melville Wine Indulgence, Rich Simplicity, Water Choice, Poor, Wine, Water“This divineness had that in it which, though commanding worship, at the same time enforced a certain nameless terror.” Herman Melville
Divinity, Worship, Fear, Terror, Power, Sacredness
Herman Melville Divinity, Worship, Fear, Terror, Power, Sacredness“The man that has anything bountifully laughable about him, be sure there is more in that man than you perhaps think for.” Herman Melville
Humor And Depth, Hidden Qualities, Personality Traits, Wisdom, Laughter, Character
Herman Melville Humor And Depth, Hidden Qualities, Personality Traits, Wisdom, Laughter, Character“Aid my disillusionment, my friend!” Herman Melville
Disillusionment Aid, Friend’s Help, Disillusionment, Friendship, Help, Reality
Herman Melville Disillusionment Aid, Friend’s Help, Disillusionment, Friendship, Help, Reality“We talk of the Turks, and abhor the cannibals; but may not some of them, go to heaven, before some of us?” Herman Melville
Cultural Prejudice, Judgment, Morality, Religion, Humanity, Self-reflection
Herman Melville Cultural Prejudice, Judgment, Morality, Religion, Humanity, Self-reflection