More Quotes by Herman Melville
The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails whereon my soul is grooved to run
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.
Time is made up of various ages; and each thinks its own a novelty.
A thing may be incredible and still be true; sometimes it is incredible because it is true.
The Past is the textbook of tyrants; the Future is the Bible of the Free.
Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges.
No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.
It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.
We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.
