More Quotes by Herman Melville
You know nothing till you know all; which is the reason we never know any thing.
Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.
To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.
I am a man who, from his youth upwards, has been filled with a profound conviction that the easiest way of life is the best.
I will live and die by this testimony: that I loved a good conscience; that I never invaded another man's liberty; and that I preserved my own.
We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.
Time is made up of various ages; and each thinks its own a novelty.
The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails whereon my soul is grooved to run
If you are poor, avoid wine as a costly luxury; if you are rich, shun it as a fatal indulgence. Stick to plain water.
He knows himself, and all that's in him, who knows adversity.
