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HERMAN MELVILLE QUOTES

Better sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.

HERMAN MELVILLE, Moby Dick

Though the ancients were ignorant of the principles of Christianity there were in them the germs of its spirit.

HERMAN MELVILLE, The Piazza Tales and Other Prose Pieces

Thou wine art the friend of the friendless, though a foe to all.

HERMAN MELVILLE, Mardi

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

HERMAN MELVILLE, Moby Dick

Never joke at funerals, or during business transactions.

HERMAN MELVILLE, Israel Potter

War being the greatest of evils, all its accessories necessarily partake of the same character.

HERMAN MELVILLE, Omoo

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

HERMAN MELVILLE, Israel Potter

All we discover has been with us since the sun began to roll; and much we discover, is not worth the discovering.

HERMAN MELVILLE, Mardi


RELATED LINKS

Herman Melville Monologues - a collection of monologues from his novels.

Herman Melville Poems - a collection of his poetry.

Herman Melville: Short Plays Index - a collection of short plays.

Herman Melville Bibliography - a bibliography, including list of critical resources.