It is impossible to talk or to write without apparently throwing oneself helplessly open.

Quote by Herman Melville

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There is nothing namable but that some men will, or undertake to, do it for...

There is nothing namable but that some men will, or undertake to, do it for...

So philosophers so throughly comprehend us as horses.

So philosophers so throughly comprehend us as horses.

There is no dignity in wickedness, whether in purple or rags; and hell is a...

There is no dignity in wickedness, whether in purple or rags; and hell is a...

Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight is said to be the only...

Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight is said to be the only...

To be hated cordially, is only a left-handed compliment.

To be hated cordially, is only a left-handed compliment.

Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges.

Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges.

There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method.

There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method.

It is not down in any map; true places never are.

It is not down in any map; true places never are.

The march of conquest through wild provinces, may be the march of Mind; but not...

The march of conquest through wild provinces, may be the march of Mind; but not...

Better sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.

Better sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.

A whale ship was my Yale College and my Harvard.

A whale ship was my Yale College and my Harvard.

To be called one thing, is oftentimes to be another.

To be called one thing, is oftentimes to be another.

Art is the objectification of feeling.

Art is the objectification of feeling.

If some books are deemed most baneful and their sale forbid, how, then, with deadlier...

If some books are deemed most baneful and their sale forbid, how, then, with deadlier...

There are times when even the most potent governor must wink at transgression, in order...

There are times when even the most potent governor must wink at transgression, in order...

Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead doubts she...

Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead doubts she...

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities

All the statistics in the world can't measure the warmth of a smile.

All the statistics in the world can't measure the warmth of a smile.

A smile is a language everybody understands. It costs nothing but creates much. It happens...

A smile is a language everybody understands. It costs nothing but creates much. It happens...

It's important to bee nice and smile to everyone you meet. You don't know what...

It's important to bee nice and smile to everyone you meet. You don't know what...

I love it when you smile but I love it even more when Im the...

I love it when you smile but I love it even more when Im the...