Heaven have mercy on us all - Presbyterians and Pagans alike - for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending.

Quote by Herman Melville

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Truth is the silliest thing under the sun. Try to get a living by the...

Truth is the silliest thing under the sun. Try to get a living by the...

There is sorrow in the world, but goodness too; and goodness that is not greenness,...

There is sorrow in the world, but goodness too; and goodness that is not greenness,...

So philosophers so throughly comprehend us as horses.

So philosophers so throughly comprehend us as horses.

There are hardly five critics in America; and several of them are asleep.

There are hardly five critics in America; and several of them are asleep.

Art is the objectification of feeling.

Art is the objectification of feeling.

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.

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

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

He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great.

He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great.

At sea a fellow comes out. Salt water is like wine, in that respect.

At sea a fellow comes out. Salt water is like wine, in that respect.

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...

Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting...

Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting...

There is all of the difference in the world between paying and being paid.

There is all of the difference in the world between paying and being paid.

We may have civilized bodies and yet barbarous souls. We are blind to the real...

We may have civilized bodies and yet barbarous souls. We are blind to the real...

Some dying men are the most tyrannical; and certainly, since they will shortly trouble us...

Some dying men are the most tyrannical; and certainly, since they will shortly trouble us...

There is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by...

There is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by...

God help thee, old man, thy thoughts have created a creature in thee; and he...

God help thee, old man, thy thoughts have created a creature in thee; and he...

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...

There are some persons in this world, who, unable to give better proof of being...

There are some persons in this world, who, unable to give better proof of being...

In this world, shipmates, sin that pays its way can travel freely, and without passport;...

In this world, shipmates, sin that pays its way can travel freely, and without passport;...

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.