He looked like a man who had never cringed and never had had a creditor.
Herman Melville
Uncringing Man, Creditors Avoided, Fearless Man, Financial Freedom, Self-assured, Debt-free
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More Herman Melville Quotes
“The sea had jeeringly kept his finite body up, but drowned the infinite of his soul.” Herman Melville
Sea Symbolism, Life’s Struggles, Death, Humanity, Philosophy, Irony
Herman Melville Sea Symbolism, Life’s Struggles, Death, Humanity, Philosophy, Irony“There is a woe that is wisdom, a woe that is madness.” Herman Melville
Wisdom Woe, Madness Contrast, Dual Suffering, Woe, Wisdom, Madness
Herman Melville Wisdom Woe, Madness Contrast, Dual Suffering, Woe, Wisdom, Madness“Give me a condor’s quill! Give me Vesuvius crater for an inkstand!” Herman Melville
Condor Quill, Vesuvius Inkstand, Inkstand Condor, Quill, Vesuvius, Inkstand
Herman Melville Condor Quill, Vesuvius Inkstand, Inkstand Condor, Quill, Vesuvius, Inkstand“A hermitage in the forest is the refuge of the narrow-minded misanthrope; a hammock on the ocean is the asylum for the generous distressed. The ocean brims with natural griefs and tragedies; and into that watery immensity of terror, man’s private grief is lost like a drop.” Herman Melville
Ocean Asylum, Private Grief, Ocean, Grief, Hermitage, Refuge
Herman Melville Ocean Asylum, Private Grief, Ocean, Grief, Hermitage, Refuge“Don’t whale it too much a’ Lord’s days, men; but don’t miss a fair chance either, that’s rejecting Heaven’s good gifts.” Herman Melville
Fair Chance, Heaven’s Gifts, Whale Guidance, Days, Heaven, Gifts
Herman Melville Fair Chance, Heaven’s Gifts, Whale Guidance, Days, Heaven, Gifts“Let us speak, though we show all our faults and weaknesses, – for it is a sign of strength to be weak, to know it, and out with it – not in a set way and ostentatiously, though, but incidentally and without premeditation.” Herman Melville
Strength Weakness, Fault Acceptance, Honest Speech, Strength, Weakness, Fault
Herman Melville Strength Weakness, Fault Acceptance, Honest Speech, Strength, Weakness, Fault“Thou hast evoked in me profounder spells than the evoking one, thou face! For me, thou hast uncovered one infinite, dumb, beseeching countenance of mystery, underlying all the surfaces of visible time and space.” Herman Melville
Mystery Face, Infinite Spells, Time Space, Mystery, Spells, Time
Herman Melville Mystery Face, Infinite Spells, Time Space, Mystery, Spells, Time“Man is a money-making animal, which propensity too often interferes with his benevolence.” Herman Melville
Money-Making Propensity, Benevolence Conflict, Human Nature, Money, Nature, Conflict
Herman Melville Money-Making Propensity, Benevolence Conflict, Human Nature, Money, Nature, Conflict“All wars are boyish, and are fought by boys.” Herman Melville
Wars, Youth, Conflict, Masculinity, Humanity, Philosophy
Herman Melville Wars, Youth, Conflict, Masculinity, Humanity, Philosophy“No town-bred dandy will compare with a country-bred one- I mean a downright bumpkin dandy- a fellow that, in the dog-days of summer, will mow his two acres in buckskin gloves for fear of tanning his hands.” Herman Melville
Country Style, Summer Days, Rural Humor, Dandy, Style, Bumpkin
Herman Melville Country Style, Summer Days, Rural Humor, Dandy, Style, Bumpkin“That unblinkingly vivid Japanese sun seems the blazing focus of the glassy ocean’s immeasurable burning-glass.” Herman Melville
Japanese Sun, Blazing Ocean, Burning Focus, Sun, Ocean, Focus
Herman Melville Japanese Sun, Blazing Ocean, Burning Focus, Sun, Ocean, Focus“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“It is the easiest thing in the world for a man to look as if he had a great secret in him.” Herman Melville
Secret Appearance, Inner Mystery, Human Facade, Secret, Mystery, Facade
Herman Melville Secret Appearance, Inner Mystery, Human Facade, Secret, Mystery, Facade“The sun hides not the ocean, which is the dark side of this earth, and which is two thirds of this earth. So, therefore, that mortal man who hath more of joy than sorrow in him, that mortal man cannot be true – not.” Herman Melville
Ocean Truth, Mortal Joy, Hidden Darkness, Ocean, Mortal, Joy
Herman Melville Ocean Truth, Mortal Joy, Hidden Darkness, Ocean, Mortal, Joy“This slavery breeds ugly passions in man.” Herman Melville
Slavery Passions, Ugly Passions, Human Slavery, Slavery, Passions, Humanity
Herman Melville Slavery Passions, Ugly Passions, Human Slavery, Slavery, Passions, Humanity“Thinking is, or ought to be, a coolness and a calmness; and our poor hearts throb, and our poor brains beat too much for that.” Herman Melville
Cool Thinking, Calmness Brains, Heart Throbs, Thinking, Calmness, Throbs
Herman Melville Cool Thinking, Calmness Brains, Heart Throbs, Thinking, Calmness, Throbs“No fear; I like a good grip; I like to feel something in this slippery world that can hold, man.” Herman Melville
Confidence, Strength, Trust, Stability, Courage, Self-assurance
Herman Melville Confidence, Strength, Trust, Stability, Courage, Self-assurance“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“As in digging for precious metals in the mines, much earthy rubbish has first to be troublesomely handled and thrown out; so, in digging in one’s soul for the fine gold of genius, much dullness and common-place is first brought to light.” Herman Melville
Soul Genius, Precious Metals, Dullness Rubbish, Soul, Gold, Genius
Herman Melville Soul Genius, Precious Metals, Dullness Rubbish, Soul, Gold, Genius