He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great. Herman Melville failgreatman Change image and share on social
Know, thou, that the lines that live are turned out of a furrowed brow. Herman Melville browfurrowline Change image and share on social
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
There is nothing namable but that some men will, or undertake to, do it for pay. Herman Melville mannamablepay 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
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
