Herman Melville Quotes

“If the gods think to speak outright to man, they will honorably speak outright; not shake their heads, and give an old wives' darkling hint.”

― Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

topic:speech

“a man can be honest in any sort of skin.”

― Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

topic:honesty appearance

“It is the easiest thing in the world for a man to look as if he had a great secret in him.”

― Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

topic:appearance

“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, Moby-Dick

topic:soul

“Top-heavy was the ship as a dinnerless student with all Aristotle in his head.”

― Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

topic:philosophy

“Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee.”

― Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

topic:hate

“Think not, is my eleventh commandment; and sleep when you can, is my twelfth”

― Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

“In his fiery eyes of scorn and triumph, you then saw Ahab in all his fatal pride.”

― Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

topic:pride

“It's an all-fired outrage to tell any human creature that he's bound to hell.”

― Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

topic:judgement hell

“I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.”

― Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

topic:adventure risk

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