We become sad in the first place because we have nothing stirring to do.
Herman Melville
Emotional Struggles, Human Nature, Sadness, Boredom, Life Purpose, Loneliness
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More Herman Melville Quotes
“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“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“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“There’s magic in the water that draws all men away from the land, that leads them over hills, down creeks and streams and rivers to the sea.” Herman Melville
Water Magic, Land’s Pull, Sea Mysteries, Magic, Water, Sea
Herman Melville Water Magic, Land’s Pull, Sea Mysteries, Magic, Water, Sea“I never fancied broiling fowls – though once broiled, judiciously buttered, and judgmatically salted and peppered, there is no one who will speak more respectfully, not to say reverentially, of a broiled fowl than I will.” Herman Melville
Broiled Fowl, Culinary Reverence, Food Respect, Fowl, Broiled, Culinary
Herman Melville Broiled Fowl, Culinary Reverence, Food Respect, Fowl, Broiled, Culinary“A man thinks that by mouthing hard words he understands hard things.” Herman Melville
Words, Understanding, Philosophy, Knowledge, Communication, Irony
Herman Melville Words, Understanding, Philosophy, Knowledge, Communication, Irony“He pressed his forehead against mine, clasped me around my waist, and said henceforth we were married.” Herman Melville
Marriage, Love, Commitment, Relationships, Intimacy, Connection
Herman Melville Marriage, Love, Commitment, Relationships, Intimacy, Connection“Life’s a voyage that’s homeward bound.” Herman Melville
Life’s Journey, Home, Voyage, Reflection, Humanity, Purpose
Herman Melville Life’s Journey, Home, Voyage, Reflection, Humanity, Purpose“The shadows of things are greater than themselves; and the more exaggerated the shadow, the more unlike the substance.” Herman Melville
Shadows Substance, Exaggerated Shadows, Shadow Difference, Shadows, Substance, Exaggeration
Herman Melville Shadows Substance, Exaggerated Shadows, Shadow Difference, Shadows, Substance, Exaggeration“Woe to him who seeks to please rather than appall.” Herman Melville
Personal Integrity, Pleasing Others, Morality, Authority, Self-respect, Challenge
Herman Melville Personal Integrity, Pleasing Others, Morality, Authority, Self-respect, Challenge“Father Mapple uplifted his closed eyes, and offered a prayer so deeply devout that he seemed to be kneeling at the bottom of the sea.” Herman Melville
Deep Prayer, Spiritual Depths, Devout Moments, Father, Mapple, Prayer
Herman Melville Deep Prayer, Spiritual Depths, Devout Moments, Father, Mapple, Prayer“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“He says NO! In thunder; but the Devil himself cannot make him say yes.” Herman Melville
Devil Thunder, Thunder No, Devil Yes, Devil, Thunder, No
Herman Melville Devil Thunder, Thunder No, Devil Yes, Devil, Thunder, No“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“Go to the meat-market of a Saturday night and see the crowds of live bipeds staring up at the long rows of dead quadrupeds. Does not that sight take a tooth out of the cannibal’s jaw?” Herman Melville
Meat Market, Saturday Night, Cannibal Tooth, Market, Cannibal, Night
Herman Melville Meat Market, Saturday Night, Cannibal Tooth, Market, Cannibal, Night“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“In truth, a mature man who uses hair oil, unless medicinally, that man has probably got a quoggy spot in him somewhere.” Herman Melville
Self-image, Maturity, Personal Habits, Grooming, Manhood, Wisdom
Herman Melville Self-image, Maturity, Personal Habits, Grooming, Manhood, Wisdom“Human madness is oftentimes a cunning and most feline thing. When you think it fled, it may have but become transfigured into some still subtler form.” Herman Melville
Madness, Cunning, Human Nature, Transformation, Mentality, Complexity
Herman Melville Madness, Cunning, Human Nature, Transformation, Mentality, Complexity