Those of us who always abhorred slavery as an atheistical iniquity, gladly we join in the exulting chorus of humanity over its downfall.
For in tremendous extremities human souls are like drowning men; well enough they know they are in peril; well enough they know the causes of that pe… - Herman Melville
For in tremendous extremities human souls are like drowning men; well enough they know they are in peril; well enough they know the causes of that pe…
- Herman Melville
...The silent reminiscence of hardships departed, is sweeter than the presence of delight. - Herman Melville
...The silent reminiscence of hardships departed, is sweeter than the presence of delight.
He knows himself, and all that's in him, who knows adversity. - Herman Melville
He knows himself, and all that's in him, who knows adversity.
Erie, and Ontario, and Huron, and Superior, and Michigan possess an ocean-like expansiveness, with many of the ocean's noblest traits... they are swe… - Herman Melville
Erie, and Ontario, and Huron, and Superior, and Michigan possess an ocean-like expansiveness, with many of the ocean's noblest traits... they are swe…
Only the man who says no is free - Herman Melville
Only the man who says no is free
Ignorance is the father of all fear. - Herman Melville
Ignorance is the father of all fear.
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. - Herman Melville
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.
It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. - Herman Melville
It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.
The eyes are the gateway to the soul. - Herman Melville
The eyes are the gateway to the soul.
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