The dinner-hour is the summer of the day: full of sunshine, I grant; but not like the mellow autumn of supper. Herman Melville More Quotes by Herman Melville More Quotes From Herman Melville Everyone knows that in most people's estimation, to do anything cooly is to do it genteelly. Herman Melville composure knows people To treat of human actions is to deal wholly with second causes. Herman Melville causes deeds action The terrors of truth and dart of death To faith alike are vain. Herman Melville vain terror faith Amity itself can only be maintained by reciprocal respect, and true friends are punctilious equals. Herman Melville reciprocal true-friend relation Nothing may help or heal While Amor incensed remembers wrong. Herman Melville amor may helping Man, in the ideal, is so noble and so sparkling, such a grand and glowing creature, that over any ignominious blemish in him all his fellows should run to throw their costliest robes. Herman Melville glowing running men It is the easiest thing in the world for a man to look as if he had a great secret in him. Herman Melville secret men looks Stripped of the cunning artifices of the tailor, and standing forth in the garb of Eden - what a sorry set of round-shouldered, spindle-shanked, crane-necked varlets would civilized men appear! Herman Melville eden sorry men It is-or seems to be-a wise sort of thing, to realise that all that happens to a man in this life is only by way of joke, especially his misfortunes, if he have them. And it is also worth bearing in mind, that the joke is passed round pretty liberally & impartially, so that not very many are entitled to fancy that they in particular are getting the worst of it. Herman Melville wise mind men Truth is ever incoherent, and when the big hearts strike together, the concussion is a little stunning. Herman Melville together heart littles The drama's done. Why then here does any one step forth? — Because one did survive the wreck. Herman Melville done doe drama Struck dead by an angel of God! Yet the angel must hang! Herman Melville angel Thus it often is, that the constant friction of illiberal minds wears out at last the best resolves of the more generous. Herman Melville often-is lasts mind Thou wine art the friend of the friendless, though a foe to all. Herman Melville foe wine art Not one man in five cycles, who is wise, will expect appreciative recognition from his fellows, or any one of them. Herman Melville recognition wise men Leviathan is not the biggest fish; — I have heard of Krakens. Herman Melville kraken leviathan fishes Be sure of this, O young ambition, all mortal greatness is but disease. Herman Melville greatness disease ambition War being the greatest of evils, all its accessories necessarily partake of the same character. Herman Melville evil character war Implacable I, the implacable Sea; Implacable most when most I smile serene- Pleased, not appeased, by myriad wrecks in me. Herman Melville i-smile wrecks sea Wag the world how it will, Leaves must be green in Spring. Herman Melville green spring world
