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The quotations of

Herman Melville

American writer and poet

1819–1891

37 quotes, most often on Writing, Truth & Lies and Philosophy.

Delight is to him⁠—a far, far upward, and inward delight⁠—who against the proud gods and commodores of this earth, ever stands forth his own inexorable self.
Moby-Dick (1851), Chapter IXIn context
- Character
- Courage
Oh, man! admire and model thyself after the whale! Do thou, too, remain warm among ice. Do thou, too, live in this world without being of it. Be cool at the equator; keep thy blood fluid at the Pole. Like the great dome of St. Peter’s, and like the great whale, retain, O man! in all seasons a temperature of thine own.
Moby-Dick (1851), Chapter LXVIIIIn context
- Advice
- Character
Even in his lowest swoop the mountain eagle is still higher than other birds upon the plain, even though they soar.
Moby-Dick (1851), Chapter XCVIIn context
- Character

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