Man and boy, I have lived ever since I can remember.
Herman Melville
Man Boy, Lived Remember, Life Memory, Man, Boy, Life
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More Herman Melville Quotes
“It is a way I have of driving off the spleen and regulating the circulation.” Herman Melville
Mental Clarity, Emotional Balance, Spleen Cure, Way, Driving, Circulation
Herman Melville Mental Clarity, Emotional Balance, Spleen Cure, Way, Driving, Circulation“No man prefers to sleep two in a bed. In fact, you would a good deal rather not sleep with your own brother. I don’t know how it is, but people like to be private when they are sleeping.” Herman Melville
Private Sleep, Bed Sharing, People’s Privacy, Sleeping Alone, Personal Space, Sleep Habits
Herman Melville Private Sleep, Bed Sharing, People’s Privacy, Sleeping Alone, Personal Space, Sleep Habits“The entire merit of a man can never be made known; nor the sum of his demerits, if he have them. We are only known by our names; as letters sealed up, we but read each other’s superscriptions.” Herman Melville
Identity, Reputation, Philosophy, Merit, Humanity, Perception
Herman Melville Identity, Reputation, Philosophy, Merit, Humanity, Perception“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“Immortality is but ubiquity in time.” Herman Melville
Immortality, Time And Existence, Timelessness, Eternity, Philosophy, Life After Death
Herman Melville Immortality, Time And Existence, Timelessness, Eternity, Philosophy, Life After Death“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“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“Students of history are horror-struck at the massacres of old; but in the shambles, men are being murdered to-day.” Herman Melville
History’s Horrors, Massacres Of Today, Murdered Men, Historical Tragedies, Violence Continues, Bloodshed Today
Herman Melville History’s Horrors, Massacres Of Today, Murdered Men, Historical Tragedies, Violence Continues, Bloodshed Today“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“The Navy is the asylum for the perverse, the home of the unfortunate. Here the sons of adversity meet the children of calamity, and here the children of calamity meet the offspring of sin.” Herman Melville
Navy Asylum, Calamity Sons, Adversity Home, Navy, Calamity, Adversity
Herman Melville Navy Asylum, Calamity Sons, Adversity Home, Navy, Calamity, Adversity“The only ugliness is that of the heart, seen through the face. And though beauty be obvious, the only loveliness is invisible.” Herman Melville
Heart Ugliness, Invisible Beauty, True Loveliness, Heart, Beauty, Loveliness
Herman Melville Heart Ugliness, Invisible Beauty, True Loveliness, Heart, Beauty, Loveliness“Beware the People weeping When they bare the iron hand.” Herman Melville
Weeping People, Iron Hand, Hidden Tyranny, People, Iron, Tyranny
Herman Melville Weeping People, Iron Hand, Hidden Tyranny, People, Iron, Tyranny“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“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“So, if any one man, in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully allow himself to spend and to be spent in that way.” Herman Melville
Humor, Generosity, Life Philosophy, Selflessness, Laughter, Jokes
Herman Melville Humor, Generosity, Life Philosophy, Selflessness, Laughter, Jokes“The poor man wants many things; the covetous man, all.” Herman Melville
Wealth Desire, Covetous Nature, Poverty Truth, Poor, Covetous, Wants
Herman Melville Wealth Desire, Covetous Nature, Poverty Truth, Poor, Covetous, Wants“Beneath those stars is a universe of gliding monsters.” Herman Melville
Gliding Monsters, Star Universe, Cosmic Mystery, Monsters, Universe, Stars
Herman Melville Gliding Monsters, Star Universe, Cosmic Mystery, Monsters, Universe, Stars“There is a wisdom that is woe; but there is a woe that is madness. And there is a Catskill eagle in some souls that can alike dive down into the blackest gorges, and soar out of them again and become invisible in the sunny spaces. And even if he for ever flies within the gorge, that gorge is in the mountains; so that even in his lowest swoop the mountain eagle is still higher than other birds upon the plain, even though they soar.” Herman Melville
Inner Strength, Mountain Eagle, Wisdom And Madness, Perseverance, Wisdom, Strength
Herman Melville Inner Strength, Mountain Eagle, Wisdom And Madness, Perseverance, Wisdom, Strength“At length I fell asleep, with the volume in my hand; and never slept so sound before.” Herman Melville
Peaceful Sleep, Restful Mind, Deep Sleep, Relaxation, Comfort, Book
Herman Melville Peaceful Sleep, Restful Mind, Deep Sleep, Relaxation, Comfort, Book“Who ain’t a slave? Tell me that. Well, then, however the old sea-captains may order me about – however they may thump and punch me about, I have the satisfaction of knowing that it is all right; that everybody else is one way or other served in much the same way – either in a physical or metaphysical point of view, that is; and so the universal thump is passed round, and all hands should rub each other’s shoulder-blades, and be content.” Herman Melville
Universal Slavery, Shared Service, Metaphysical Order, Slavery, Service, Order
Herman Melville Universal Slavery, Shared Service, Metaphysical Order, Slavery, Service, Order