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
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“Everyone knows that in most people’s estimation, to do anything cooly is to do it genteelly.” Herman Melville
Cooly Genteelly, Genteel Behavior, Cool Behavior, Cool, Genteel, Behavior
Herman Melville Cooly Genteelly, Genteel Behavior, Cool Behavior, Cool, Genteel, Behavior“Benevolent desires, after passing a certain point, can not undertake their own fulfillment without incurring the risk of evils beyond those sought to be remedied.” Herman Melville
Benevolent Risks, Fulfillment Evils, Desire Consequences, Risks, Fulfillment, Desire
Herman Melville Benevolent Risks, Fulfillment Evils, Desire Consequences, Risks, Fulfillment, Desire“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“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“Many sensible things banished from high life find an asylum among the mob.” Herman Melville
Banished Sensibility, High Life, Mob Asylum, Sensibility, Life, Mob
Herman Melville Banished Sensibility, High Life, Mob Asylum, Sensibility, Life, Mob“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“Hell is an idea first born on an undigested apple dumpling.” Herman Melville
Hell Concept, Apple Dumpling, Philosophical Humor, Hell, Humor, Ideas
Herman Melville Hell Concept, Apple Dumpling, Philosophical Humor, Hell, Humor, Ideas“God is liberal of color; so should man be.” Herman Melville
Divine Color, Liberal Spirit, Human Equality, God, Color, Equality
Herman Melville Divine Color, Liberal Spirit, Human Equality, God, Color, Equality“I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.” Herman Melville
Identity, Self-perception, Judgment, Reality, Confidence, Appearance
Herman Melville Identity, Self-perception, Judgment, Reality, Confidence, Appearance“I have written a wicked book, and feel spotless as the lamb.” Herman Melville
Writing, Guilt, Innocence, Book, Morality, Self-perception
Herman Melville Writing, Guilt, Innocence, Book, Morality, Self-perception“Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead doubts she gathers her most vital hope.” Herman Melville
Faith Tombs, Vital Hope, Dead Doubts, Faith, Tombs, Hope
Herman Melville Faith Tombs, Vital Hope, Dead Doubts, Faith, Tombs, Hope“With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword; I quietly take to the ship. There is nothing surprising in this.” Herman Melville
Philosophical Flourish, Cato’s Sword, Calm Choice, Flourish, Cato, Choice
Herman Melville Philosophical Flourish, Cato’s Sword, Calm Choice, Flourish, Cato, Choice“If you begin the day with a laugh, you may, nevertheless, end it with a sob and a sigh.” Herman Melville
Laughter, Irony, Life’s Paradoxes, Emotions, Mood, Reflection
Herman Melville Laughter, Irony, Life’s Paradoxes, Emotions, Mood, Reflection“At the time I now write of, Father Mapple was in the hardy winter of a healthy old age; that sort of old age which seems merging into a second flowering youth, for among all the fissures of his wrinkles, there shone certain mild gleams of a newly developing bloom – the spring verdure peeping forth even beneath February’s snow.” Herman Melville
Old Age, Youth, Wisdom, Growth, Fatherhood, Reflection
Herman Melville Old Age, Youth, Wisdom, Growth, Fatherhood, Reflection“Evil is the chronic malady of the universe, and checked in one place, breaks forth in another.” Herman Melville
Evil, Malady, Universe, Perpetuity, Struggle, Conflict
Herman Melville Evil, Malady, Universe, Perpetuity, Struggle, Conflict“The sweetest joys of life grow in the very jaws of its perils.” Herman Melville
Life’s Joys, Perils Faced, Sweetest Joys, Perilous Beauty, Joy In Danger, Life’s Sweetness
Herman Melville Life’s Joys, Perils Faced, Sweetest Joys, Perilous Beauty, Joy In Danger, Life’s Sweetness“Let America add Mexico to Texas, and pile Cuba upon Canada; let the English overswarm all India, and hang out their blazing banner from the sun; two thirds of this terraqueous globe are the Nantucketer’s. For the sea is his; he owns it.” Herman Melville
America’s Legacy, Expansionism, Sea Dominance, Global Power, History, Colonialism
Herman Melville America’s Legacy, Expansionism, Sea Dominance, Global Power, History, Colonialism“The great God absolute! The centre and circumference of all democracy! His omnipresence, our divine equality!” Herman Melville
Spiritual Beliefs, Divine Equality, Democracy, Faith, Omnipresence, Universal Truth
Herman Melville Spiritual Beliefs, Divine Equality, Democracy, Faith, Omnipresence, Universal Truth