Novelist Herman Melville Quotes

Knowing how to grow old is a major act of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.

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I am what I am; whether hideous, or beautiful, depending on who is made the judge.

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We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand threads connect us with our fellow men.

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There is no quality in this world that is not just its opposite. Nothing exists by itself.

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Don't know what sweet secret is there about this sea, whose slow and terrible movement seems to be talking about some hidden soul below.

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Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking free from what is perishable, and affirming its eternity.

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Old age is always awake; As such, the more one is connected with life, the less one has to do with anything resembling death.

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It is apparently impossible to speak or write without throwing yourself open to helplessness.

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There is no dignity in wickedness, whether in purple or in rags; And Hell is a democracy of devils, where all are equal.

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There are times when even the most powerful governor must turn a blind eye to violations in order to preserve violating laws for the future.

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