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’s Quotes On Topics
Infected Air | Land Lubber | Grim | Mood | Honest Space | Loveliness | Income | Human Spirit | Burning Focus | Companion | Religious Influence | Duality | Ocean Metaphor | Wine Indulgence | Dignity | Ahab’s Command | Purpose-driven Life | Time | Preceding Depth | Island | More
More Herman Melville Quotes
“Our souls belong to our bodies, not our bodies to our souls.” Herman Melville
Soul’s Domain, Body’s Role, Soul And Body, Body’s Servitude, Dual Nature, Soul’s Master
Herman Melville Soul’s Domain, Body’s Role, Soul And Body, Body’s Servitude, Dual Nature, Soul’s Master“Queequeg was a native of Kokovoko, an island far away to the West and South. It is not down in any map; true places never are.” Herman Melville
Exploration, Exotic Location, Mystery, Journey, Island, Discovery
Herman Melville Exploration, Exotic Location, Mystery, Journey, Island, Discovery“In time of peril, like the needle to the loadstone, obedience, irrespective of rank, generally flies to him who is best fitted to command.” Herman Melville
Obedience’s Pull, Command Authority, Time Of Peril, Rank And Obedience, Leadership Strength, Peril’s Guidance
Herman Melville Obedience’s Pull, Command Authority, Time Of Peril, Rank And Obedience, Leadership Strength, Peril’s Guidance“There was an infinity of firmest fortitude, a determinate, unsurrenderable wilfulness, in the fixed and fearless, forward dedication of that.” Herman Melville
Fortitude, Willpower, Dedication, Strength, Resolve, Determination
Herman Melville Fortitude, Willpower, Dedication, Strength, Resolve, Determination“Truly to enjoy bodily warmth, some small part of you must be cold, for there is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast. Nothing exists in itself.” Herman Melville
Bodily Warmth, Contrast Insight, Warmth, Cold, Insight, Quality
Herman Melville Bodily Warmth, Contrast Insight, Warmth, Cold, Insight, Quality“The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails whereon my soul is grooved to run.” Herman Melville
Purpose-driven Life, Personal Goals, Determination, Ambition, Destiny, Strength
Herman Melville Purpose-driven Life, Personal Goals, Determination, Ambition, Destiny, Strength“Boy, take my advice, and never try to invent any thing but – happiness.” Herman Melville
Life Advice, Pursuit Of Happiness, Invent Happiness, Wisdom, Happiness, Advice
Herman Melville Life Advice, Pursuit Of Happiness, Invent Happiness, Wisdom, Happiness, Advice“The great Leviathan is that one creature in the world which must remain unpainted to the last.” Herman Melville
Leviathan, Mystery, Power, Creature, Unpainted, Symbolism
Herman Melville Leviathan, Mystery, Power, Creature, Unpainted, Symbolism“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“Close! stand close to me, Starbuck; let me look into a human eye; it is better than to gaze into sea or sky; better than to gaze upon God. By the green land; by the bright hearthstone! this is the magic glass, man; I see my wife and my child in thine eye.” Herman Melville
Human Eye, Starbuck Gaze, Magic Glass, Eye, Gaze, Glass
Herman Melville Human Eye, Starbuck Gaze, Magic Glass, Eye, Gaze, Glass“I tell you, the sperm whale will stand no nonsense.” Herman Melville
Firm Stance, Whale’s Resolve, Sperm Whale, Whale, Sperm, Resolve
Herman Melville Firm Stance, Whale’s Resolve, Sperm Whale, Whale, Sperm, Resolve“Besides, argued I, fasting makes the body cave in; hence the spirit caves in; and all thoughts born of a fast must necessarily be half-starved; and since then perpetuated through the hereditary dyspepsias nurtured by Ramadans.” Herman Melville
Fasting’s Effects, Half-starved Thoughts, Dyspeptic Beliefs, Spirit’s Struggle, Religious Fasting, Starving Body
Herman Melville Fasting’s Effects, Half-starved Thoughts, Dyspeptic Beliefs, Spirit’s Struggle, Religious Fasting, Starving Body“Now, art thou the man to pitch a harpoon down a live whale’s throat, and then jump after it? Answer, quick!” Herman Melville
Harpoon Pitch, Whale Challenge, Bold Action, Harpoon, Whale, Action
Herman Melville Harpoon Pitch, Whale Challenge, Bold Action, Harpoon, Whale, Action“Reality outran apprehension; Captain Ahab stood upon his quarter-deck.” Herman Melville
Reality Apprehension, Ahab Quarterdeck, Truth Pace, Reality, Quarterdeck, Truth
Herman Melville Reality Apprehension, Ahab Quarterdeck, Truth Pace, Reality, Quarterdeck, Truth“From beneath his slouched hat Ahab dropped a tear into the sea; nor did all the Pacific contain such wealth as that one wee drop.” Herman Melville
Ahab’s Grief, Personal Loss, Emotional Depth, Tragedy, Sea, Wealth
Herman Melville Ahab’s Grief, Personal Loss, Emotional Depth, Tragedy, Sea, Wealth“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“Not one man in five cycles, who is wise, will expect appreciative recognition from his fellows.” Herman Melville
Wise Recognition, Cycles Wisdom, Expected Gratitude, Wise, Recognition, Gratitude
Herman Melville Wise Recognition, Cycles Wisdom, Expected Gratitude, Wise, Recognition, Gratitude“For we are all killers, on land and on sea; Bonapartes and Sharks included.” Herman Melville
Killing, Humanity, Violence, War, Conflict, Nature
Herman Melville Killing, Humanity, Violence, War, Conflict, Nature