I try all things, I achieve what I can.
Herman Melville
Personal Effort, Achievable Goals, Determined Spirit, Effort, Goals, Spirit
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“A book in a man’s brain is better off than a book bound in calf – at any rate it is safer from criticism.” Herman Melville
Unwritten Books, Brain Safety, Criticism Avoidance, Books, Brain, Criticism
Herman Melville Unwritten Books, Brain Safety, Criticism Avoidance, Books, Brain, Criticism“For as this appalling ocean surrounds the verdant land, so in the soul of man there lies one insular Tahiti, full of peace and joy, but encompassed by all the horrors of the half-known life.” Herman Melville
Soul Depths, Half Known, Ocean, Tahiti, Peace, Horrors
Herman Melville Soul Depths, Half Known, Ocean, Tahiti, Peace, Horrors“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
Herman Melville Sea Life, Salt Water, Ocean Experience, Sea, Ocean, Life“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“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“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“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“A true military officer is in one particular like a true monk. Not with more self-abnegation will the latter keep his vows of monastic obedience than the former his vows of allegiance to martial duty.” Herman Melville
Military Duty, Monastic Obedience, True Vows, Duty, Obedience, Vows
Herman Melville Military Duty, Monastic Obedience, True Vows, Duty, Obedience, Vows“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“When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang.” Herman Melville
Ocean’s Beauty, Tiger Heart, Hidden Danger, Beauty, Danger, Ocean
Herman Melville Ocean’s Beauty, Tiger Heart, Hidden Danger, Beauty, Danger, Ocean“Old age is always wakeful; as if, the longer linked with life, the less man has to do with aught that looks like death.” Herman Melville
Wakeful Age, Life Death, Old Wisdom, Age, Life, Death
Herman Melville Wakeful Age, Life Death, Old Wisdom, Age, Life, Death“Nevertheless, Leviathan is of so mighty a magnitude, all his proportions are so stately, that the same deficiency which in the sculptured Jove were hideous, in him is no blemish at all. Nay, it is an added grandeur. A nose to the whale would have been impertinent.” Herman Melville
Leviathan, Magnitude, Nature’s Beauty, Grandeur, Symbolism, Perfection
Herman Melville Leviathan, Magnitude, Nature’s Beauty, Grandeur, Symbolism, Perfection“In thoughts of the visions of the night, I saw long rows of angels in paradise, each with his hands in a jar of spermaceti.” Herman Melville
Angels Paradise, Night Visions, Spermaceti Angels, Angels, Night, Paradise
Herman Melville Angels Paradise, Night Visions, Spermaceti Angels, Angels, Night, Paradise“Will you, or will you not, quit me? I now demanded in a sudden passion, advancing close to him. “I would prefer not to quit you”, he replied, gently emphasizing the not.” Herman Melville
Passion, Conflict, Determination, Will, Struggle, Choice
Herman Melville Passion, Conflict, Determination, Will, Struggle, Choice“Better to sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.” Herman Melville
Sober Cannibal, Christian Comparison, Unexpected Wisdom, Cannibal, Sober, Christian
Herman Melville Sober Cannibal, Christian Comparison, Unexpected Wisdom, Cannibal, Sober, Christian“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“The lightning-rod man still dwells in the land; still travels in storm-time, and drives a brave trade with the fear of man.” Herman Melville
Fear, Lightning-rod, Risk, Storm, Courage, Trade
Herman Melville Fear, Lightning-rod, Risk, Storm, Courage, Trade“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