Truth is in things, and not in words.

Quote by Herman Melville

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

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

A whale ship was my Yale College and my Harvard.

A whale ship was my Yale College and my Harvard.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities

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...

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.

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.

Let us speak, though we show all our faults and weaknesses, - for it is...

Let us speak, though we show all our faults and weaknesses, - for it is...

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,...

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 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...

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...

Do not presume, well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed, to criticize the poor

Do not presume, well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed, to criticize the poor

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 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.

Better to sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.

Better to sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.

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...

Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges.

Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges.

All men live enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but...

All men live enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but...

I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in...

I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in...

It is better to spend one day contemplating the birth and death of all things...

It is better to spend one day contemplating the birth and death of all things...