The chief mate of the Pequod was Starbuck, a native of Nantucket, and a Quaker by descent.
Herman Melville
Ship Mate, Nantucket Origin, Quaker Heritage, Ship, Mate, Heritage
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More Herman Melville Quotes
“I had the whole road to myself, for no one was yet stirring, and I walked on, with a slouching, dogged gait. The gray shooting-jacket was on my back, and from the end of my brother’s rifle hung a small bundle of my clothes. My fingers worked moodily at the stock and trigger, and I thought that this indeed was the way to begin life, with a gun in your hand!” Herman Melville
Isolation, Life’s Beginning, Reflection, Self-discovery, Weapon, Identity
Herman Melville Isolation, Life’s Beginning, Reflection, Self-discovery, Weapon, Identity“To be called one thing, is oftentimes to be another.” Herman Melville
Identity, Mislabeling, Truth, Self-perception, Deception, Reality
Herman Melville Identity, Mislabeling, Truth, Self-perception, Deception, Reality“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“And if we obey God, we must disobey ourselves; and it is in this disobeying ourselves, wherein the hardness of obeying God consists.” Herman Melville
Obey God, Disobey Self, Hardness Obedience, Obey, Disobey, God
Herman Melville Obey God, Disobey Self, Hardness Obedience, Obey, Disobey, God“We die of too much life.” Herman Melville
Life Excess, Death Paradox, Living Limits, Life, Death, Paradox
Herman Melville Life Excess, Death Paradox, Living Limits, Life, Death, Paradox“The White Whale swam before him as the monomaniac incarnation of all those malicious agencies which some deep men feel eating them, till they are left living with half a heart and half a lung.” Herman Melville
White Whale, Obsession, Monomania, Malice, Fate, Struggle
Herman Melville White Whale, Obsession, Monomania, Malice, Fate, Struggle“There never was a great man yet who spent all his life inland.” Herman Melville
Greatness, Exploration, Adventure, Life Journey, Travel, Experience
Herman Melville Greatness, Exploration, Adventure, Life Journey, Travel, Experience“For there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.” Herman Melville
Human Folly, Beastly Madness, Men’s Folly, Earthly Folly, Madness Defined, Men’s Extremes
Herman Melville Human Folly, Beastly Madness, Men’s Folly, Earthly Folly, Madness Defined, Men’s Extremes“If some books are deemed most baneful and their sale forbid, how then with deadlier facts, not dreams of doting men? Those whom books will hurt will not be proof against events. Events, not books should be forbid.” Herman Melville
Dangerous Books, Forbidden Facts, Events Power, Books, Facts, Events
Herman Melville Dangerous Books, Forbidden Facts, Events Power, Books, Facts, Events“The truth was, I suppose, that a man of so small an income, could not afford to sport such a lustrous face and a lustrous coat at one and the same time.” Herman Melville
Income, Appearance, Vanity, Poverty, Social Status, Disadvantage
Herman Melville Income, Appearance, Vanity, Poverty, Social Status, Disadvantage“He looked like a man who had never cringed and never had had a creditor.” Herman Melville
Uncringing Man, Creditors Avoided, Fearless Man, Financial Freedom, Self-assured, Debt-free
Herman Melville Uncringing Man, Creditors Avoided, Fearless Man, Financial Freedom, Self-assured, Debt-free“Aid my disillusionment, my friend!” Herman Melville
Disillusionment Aid, Friend’s Help, Disillusionment, Friendship, Help, Reality
Herman Melville Disillusionment Aid, Friend’s Help, Disillusionment, Friendship, Help, Reality“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 grand points in human nature are the same to-day they were a thousand years ago. The only variability in them is in expression, not in feature.” Herman Melville
Human Nature, Timeless Traits, Expression Variability, Humanity, Nature, Time
Herman Melville Human Nature, Timeless Traits, Expression Variability, Humanity, Nature, Time“This divineness had that in it which, though commanding worship, at the same time enforced a certain nameless terror.” Herman Melville
Divinity, Worship, Fear, Terror, Power, Sacredness
Herman Melville Divinity, Worship, Fear, Terror, Power, Sacredness“Faith and philosophy are air, but events are brass.” Herman Melville
Faith Philosophy, Event Reality, Practical Perspective, Faith, Philosophy, Events
Herman Melville Faith Philosophy, Event Reality, Practical Perspective, Faith, Philosophy, Events“Truth is ever incoherent, and when the big hearts strike together, the concussion is a little stunning.” Herman Melville
Truth And Chaos, Emotional Impact, Big Hearts, Human Nature, Incoherence, Wisdom
Herman Melville Truth And Chaos, Emotional Impact, Big Hearts, Human Nature, Incoherence, Wisdom“The names of all fine authors are fictitious ones, far more so than that of Junius, – simply standing, as they do, for the mystical, ever-eluding Spirit of all Beauty, which ubiquitously possesses men of genius.” Herman Melville
Authors, Creativity, Inspiration, Genius, Mysticism, Art
Herman Melville Authors, Creativity, Inspiration, Genius, Mysticism, Art“He loved books, never going to sea without a newly replenished library, compact but of the best.” Herman Melville
Book Love, Sea Library, Replenished Books, Books, Library, Sea
Herman Melville Book Love, Sea Library, Replenished Books, Books, Library, Sea“All men live enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but it is only when caught in the swift, sudden turn of death, that mortals realize the silent, subtle, ever-present perils of life.” Herman Melville
Whale-lines Perils, Sudden Death, Mortal Realization, Death, Life, Perils
Herman Melville Whale-lines Perils, Sudden Death, Mortal Realization, Death, Life, Perils