God’s one and only voice is silence.
Herman Melville
Divine Silence, Quiet Voice, Spiritual Message, God, Silence, Voice
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“He piled upon the whale's white hump the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a mortar, he burst his hot heart's shell upon it.” Herman Melville
Ahab’s Rage, Whale’s Hump, Emotional Explosion, Rage, Heart, Ahab
Herman Melville Ahab’s Rage, Whale’s Hump, Emotional Explosion, Rage, Heart, Ahab“Dissect him how I may, then, I but go skin deep; I know him not, and never will.” Herman Melville
Human Nature, Depth, Perception, Understanding, Complexity, Judgment
Herman Melville Human Nature, Depth, Perception, Understanding, Complexity, Judgment“My means are sane, my motives and my object mad.” Herman Melville
Reason, Madness, Motivations, Sanity, Objectivity, Introspection
Herman Melville Reason, Madness, Motivations, Sanity, Objectivity, Introspection“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
Herman Melville Appalling Soul, Material Spaces, Inner Floating, Soul, Spaces, Floating“Yes, these eyes are windows, and this body of mine is the house. What a pity they didn’t stop up the chinks and crannies though, and thrust in a little lint here and there. But it’s too late to make any improvements now. The universe is finished; the copestone is on, and the chips were carted off a million years ago.” Herman Melville
Body House, Universe Finished, Eyes Windows, Universe, Body, Eyes
Herman Melville Body House, Universe Finished, Eyes Windows, Universe, Body, Eyes“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“Who has but once dined his friends, has tasted what it is to be Caesar.” Herman Melville
Friendship And Dining, Social Power, Life Experiences, Leadership, Human Relations, Status
Herman Melville Friendship And Dining, Social Power, Life Experiences, Leadership, Human Relations, Status“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“God’s one and only voice is silence.” Herman Melville
Divine Silence, Quiet Voice, Spiritual Message, God, Silence, Voice
Herman Melville Divine Silence, Quiet Voice, Spiritual Message, God, Silence, Voice“With other men, perhaps, such things would not have been inducements; but as for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.” Herman Melville
Forbidden Seas, Remote Itch, Adventurous Spirit, Seas, Remote, Adventurous
Herman Melville Forbidden Seas, Remote Itch, Adventurous Spirit, Seas, Remote, Adventurous“It is plain and demonstrable, that much ale is not good for Yankee, and operates differently upon them from what it does upon a Briton; ale must be drank in a fog and a drizzle.” Herman Melville
Cultural Ale, Drinking Effects, Weather Influence, Ale, Drinking, Weather
Herman Melville Cultural Ale, Drinking Effects, Weather Influence, Ale, Drinking, Weather“Everyone knows that in most people’s estimation, to do anything cooly is to do it genteelly.” Herman Melville
Cooly Genteelly, Genteel Behavior, Cool Behavior, Cool, Genteel, Behavior
Herman Melville Cooly Genteelly, Genteel Behavior, Cool Behavior, Cool, Genteel, Behavior“Oh, God! to sail with such a heathen crew that have small touch of human mothers in them! Whelped somewhere by the sharkish sea. The white whale is their demigorgon. Hark! the infernal orgies!” Herman Melville
Heathen Crew, Sea Creatures, Obsession, Human Nature, Irony, Madness
Herman Melville Heathen Crew, Sea Creatures, Obsession, Human Nature, Irony, Madness“No mercy, no power but its own controls it. Panting and snorting like a mad battle steed that has lost its rider, the masterless ocean overruns the globe.” Herman Melville
Unruly Ocean, Lost Power, Ocean, Power, Mercy, Chaos
Herman Melville Unruly Ocean, Lost Power, Ocean, Power, Mercy, Chaos“When a companion’s heart of itself overflows, the best one can do is to do nothing.” Herman Melville
Overflowing Heart, Companion Care, Silent Support, Heart, Companion, Support
Herman Melville Overflowing Heart, Companion Care, Silent Support, Heart, Companion, Support“Is there some principal of nature which states that we never know the quality of what we have until it is gone?” Herman Melville
Nature’s Principle, Loss Understanding, Quality Realization, Nature, Quality, Loss
Herman Melville Nature’s Principle, Loss Understanding, Quality Realization, Nature, Quality, Loss“I’ll try a pagan friend, thought I, since Christian kindness has proved but hollow courtesy.” Herman Melville
Faith Issues, Christian Beliefs, Religious Views, Human Interaction, Friendship, Trust
Herman Melville Faith Issues, Christian Beliefs, Religious Views, Human Interaction, Friendship, Trust“Until we understand that our grief outweighs a thousand joys, we will never understand what Christianity is all about.” Herman Melville
Grief Joy, Christianity Depth, Emotional Understanding, Grief, Joy, Christianity
Herman Melville Grief Joy, Christianity Depth, Emotional Understanding, Grief, Joy, Christianity