A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities. Herman Melville ambiguitychoosesmile Change image and share on social
Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness. Herman Melville allotmentbraingrief Change image and share on social
It is not down in any map; true places never are. Herman Melville mapplacetrue Change image and share on social
I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge. Herman Melville dependhandsomehideous Change image and share on social
There are times when even the most potent governor must wink at transgression, in order to preserve the laws inviolate for the future. Herman Melville futuregovernorinviolate Change image and share on social
It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. Herman Melville failimitationoriginality Change image and share on social
Let us speak, though we show all our faults and weaknesses, - for it is a sign of strength to be weak, to know it, and out with it - not in a set way and ostentatiously, though, but incidentally and without premeditation. Herman Melville faultincidentallyostentatiously share on social
Better sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian. Herman Melville cannibalchristiandrunken Change image and share on social
Yet habit - strange thing! what cannot habit accomplish? Herman Melville accomplishhabitstrange Change image and share on social
There is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast. Nothing exists in itself. Herman Melville contrastexistquality Change image and share on social