Author: Herman Melville

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There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair we call life when a man takes his whole universe for a vast practical joke.

There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair we call life when a man takes his whole universe for a vast practical joke.

- Herman Melville

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

- Herman Melville

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

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

- Herman Melville

Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges.

Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges.

- Herman Melville

Old age is always wakeful; as if, the longer linked with life, the less man has to do with aught that looks like death.

Old age is always wakeful; as if, the longer linked with life, the less man has to do with aught that looks like death.

- Herman Melville

Truth is in things, and not in words.

Truth is in things, and not in words.

- Herman Melville

Is there some principal of nature which states that we never know the quality of what we have until it is gone?

Is there some principal of nature which states that we never know the quality of what we have until it is gone?

- Herman Melville

To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme. No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the flea, though many there be that have tried it.

To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme. No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the flea, though many there be that have tried it.

- Herman Melville

We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.

We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.

- Herman Melville

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