I cherish the greatest respect towards everybody’s religious obligations, no matter how comical.
Herman Melville
Religious Respect, Comical Obligations, Faith Regard, Respect, Obligations, Faith
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“As with ships, so with men; he who turns his back to his foe gives him an advantage.” Herman Melville
Courage In Battle, Personal Strength, Vulnerability, Wisdom, Enemies, Survival
Herman Melville Courage In Battle, Personal Strength, Vulnerability, Wisdom, Enemies, Survival“Some years ago – never mind how long precisely – having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world.” Herman Melville
Adventure, Travel, Exploration, Journey, Curiosity, Freedom
Herman Melville Adventure, Travel, Exploration, Journey, Curiosity, Freedom“O Nature, and O soul of man! how far beyond all utterance are your linked analogies; not the smallest atom stirs or lives on matter, but has its cunning duplicate in mind.” Herman Melville
Nature Soul, Linked Analogies, Nature, Soul, Atom, Mind
Herman Melville Nature Soul, Linked Analogies, Nature, Soul, Atom, Mind“O Death, the Consecrator! Nothing so sanctifies a name As to be written – Dead. Nothing so wins a life from blame, So covers it from wrath and shame, As doth the burial-bed.” Herman Melville
Death’s Power, Legacy And Death, Life’s End, Morality, Consequences, Burial
Herman Melville Death’s Power, Legacy And Death, Life’s End, Morality, Consequences, Burial“Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.” Herman Melville
First Sight, Instant Truth, Friendship Love, Friendship, Love, Truth
Herman Melville First Sight, Instant Truth, Friendship Love, Friendship, Love, Truth“In one word, Queequeg, said I, rather digressively; hell is an idea first born on an undigested apple-dumpling; and since then perpetuated through the hereditary dyspepsias nurtured by Ramadans.” Herman Melville
Hell Idea, Apple Dumpling, Hereditary Dyspepsia, Hell, Idea, Dyspepsia
Herman Melville Hell Idea, Apple Dumpling, Hereditary Dyspepsia, Hell, Idea, Dyspepsia“Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed.” Herman Melville
Humanity Criticisms, Wealth Assumptions, Class Habits, Humanity, Wealth, Criticisms
Herman Melville Humanity Criticisms, Wealth Assumptions, Class Habits, Humanity, Wealth, Criticisms“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“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“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 Past is the textbook of tyrants; the Future the Bible of the Free. Those who are solely governed by the Past stand like Lot’s wife, crystallized in the act of looking backward, and forever incapable of looking before.” Herman Melville
Past And Future, Freedom Vs Tyranny, History Lessons, Self-reflection, Forward Thinking, Time
Herman Melville Past And Future, Freedom Vs Tyranny, History Lessons, Self-reflection, Forward Thinking, Time“Failure is the true test of greatness.” Herman Melville
True Test, Greatness Proved, Failure Lesson, Failure, Test, Greatness
Herman Melville True Test, Greatness Proved, Failure Lesson, Failure, Test, Greatness“Thou wine art the friend of the friendless, though a foe to all.” Herman Melville
Wine, Friendship, Loneliness, Irony, Life’s Struggles, Society
Herman Melville Wine, Friendship, Loneliness, Irony, Life’s Struggles, Society“There is nothing namable but that some men will, or undertake to, do it for pay.” Herman Melville
Namable Things, Pay Undertaking, Human Efforts, Namable, Pay, Efforts
Herman Melville Namable Things, Pay Undertaking, Human Efforts, Namable, Pay, Efforts“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“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 upon record, that three centuries ago the tongue of the Right Whale was esteemed a great delicacy in France, and commanded large prices there.” Herman Melville
Whale Delicacy, France History, Esteemed Taste, Whale, Delicacy, Taste
Herman Melville Whale Delicacy, France History, Esteemed Taste, Whale, Delicacy, Taste“Poor people make a very poor business of it when they try to seem rich.” Herman Melville
Pretend Wealth, Social Facade, Poor, Rich, Business, Facade
Herman Melville Pretend Wealth, Social Facade, Poor, Rich, Business, Facade