There is a touch of divinity even in brutes, and a special halo about a horse, that should forever exempt him from indignities.
Herman Melville
Divine Halo, Horse Dignity, Divinity, Halo, Horse, Dignity
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Whale Delicacy | Dumb Vengeance | True Nature | Greatness And Tragedy | Merited Praise | Fraternity | Tower Building | Friends Foes | Soul’s Domain | Will | Ocean Truth | Wants | Massacres Of Today | Earthly Folly | Asia | Half-starved Thoughts | Spiritual Reflection | Disorder | Shipboard Cook | Fright | More
More Herman Melville Quotes
“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“All round and round does the world lie as in a sharp-shooter’s ambush, to pick off the beautiful illusions of youth, by the pitiless cracking rifles of the realities of age.” Herman Melville
Youth And Age, Illusions Shattered, Life Cycles, Reality Check, Wisdom, Time
Herman Melville Youth And Age, Illusions Shattered, Life Cycles, Reality Check, Wisdom, Time“The symmetry of form attainable in pure fiction can not so readily be achieved in a narration essentially having less to do with fable than with fact. Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges.” Herman Melville
Symmetry Fiction, Ragged Truth, Fable Fact, Fiction, Truth, Fable
Herman Melville Symmetry Fiction, Ragged Truth, Fable Fact, Fiction, Truth, Fable“Struck dead by an angel of God! Yet the angel must hang!” Herman Melville
Death, Angel, Fate, Religion, Life’s Irony, Tragedy
Herman Melville Death, Angel, Fate, Religion, Life’s Irony, Tragedy“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“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“It is not down in any map; true places never are.” Herman Melville
Adventure, Exploration, Discovery, True Places, Maps, Unknown
Herman Melville Adventure, Exploration, Discovery, True Places, Maps, Unknown“Look not too long in the face of the fire, O man! Never dream with thy hand on the helm! Turn not thy back to the compass.” Herman Melville
Fire Warnings, Helm Focus, Compass Lessons, Fire, Helm, Compass
Herman Melville Fire Warnings, Helm Focus, Compass Lessons, Fire, Helm, Compass“Of all insults, the temporary condescension of a master to a slave is the most outrageous and galling. That potentate who most condescends, mark him well; for that potentate, if occasion come, will prove your uttermost tyrant.” Herman Melville
Master’s Condescension, Slave’s Insult, Galling Power, Tyrant’s Nature, Outrageous Power, Condescending Rulers
Herman Melville Master’s Condescension, Slave’s Insult, Galling Power, Tyrant’s Nature, Outrageous Power, Condescending Rulers“Las cosas mas maravillosas son siempre las inexpresables.” Herman Melville
Unexpressed Wonders, Marvelous Things, Wonders, Marvelous, Things, Express
Herman Melville Unexpressed Wonders, Marvelous Things, Wonders, Marvelous, Things, Express“Our souls are like those orphans whose unwedded mothers die in bearing them: the secret of our paternity lies in their grave, and we must there to learn it.” Herman Melville
Soul’s Origin, Orphaned Souls, Life’s Secrets, Philosophy, Orphans, Knowledge
Herman Melville Soul’s Origin, Orphaned Souls, Life’s Secrets, Philosophy, Orphans, Knowledge“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“All Profound things, and emotions of things are preceded and attended by Silence.” Herman Melville
Profound Silence, Attended Emotions, Preceding Depth, Silence, Emotions, Depth
Herman Melville Profound Silence, Attended Emotions, Preceding Depth, Silence, Emotions, Depth“To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.” Herman Melville
Mighty Book, Great Theme, Book, Theme, Mighty, Creation
Herman Melville Mighty Book, Great Theme, Book, Theme, Mighty, Creation“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“In armies, navies, cities, or families, in nature herself, nothing more relaxes good order than misery.” Herman Melville
Order Disruption, Misery Effect, Natural Chaos, Misery, Order, Chaos
Herman Melville Order Disruption, Misery Effect, Natural Chaos, Misery, Order, Chaos“Oh! my friends, but this is man-killing! Yet this is life.” Herman Melville
Man-killing, Life’s Struggles, Humanity, Mortality, Reality, Irony
Herman Melville Man-killing, Life’s Struggles, Humanity, Mortality, Reality, Irony“An utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward.” Herman Melville
Fearless Comrade, Dangerous Man, Coward Comparison, Fearless, Dangerous, Coward
Herman Melville Fearless Comrade, Dangerous Man, Coward Comparison, Fearless, Dangerous, Coward