The worst of our evils we blindly inflict upon ourselves; our officers cannot remove them, even if they would. Herman Melville More Quotes by Herman Melville More Quotes From Herman Melville Prayer draws us near to our own souls. Herman Melville draws soul prayer Is he mad? Anyway there's something on his mind, as sure as there must be something on a deck when it cracks. Herman Melville mad cracks mind In our own hearts, we mold the whole world's hereafters; and in our own hearts we fashion our own gods. Herman Melville fashion god heart Let me look into a human eye; it is better than to gaze into sea or sky; better than to gaze upon God. Herman Melville eye god sea There is a woe that is wisdom, a woe that is madness. Herman Melville woe madness wisdom War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim. Herman Melville monsoons determination war For as this appalling ocean surrounds the verdant land, so in the soul of man there lies one insular Tahiti, full of peace and joy, but encompassed by all the horrors of the half known life. Herman Melville ocean men lying The sea had jeeringly kept his finite body up, but drowned the infinite of his soul. Herman Melville body soul sea But as in landlessness alone resides the highest truth, shoreless, indefinite as God - so better is it to perish in that howling infinite, than be ingloriously dashed upon the lee, even if that were safety! For worm-like, then, oh! who would craven crawl to land! Herman Melville safety infinite land Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale... from hell's heart I stab at thee. Herman Melville whales sea heart Though amid all the smoking horror and diabolism of a sea-fight, sharks will be seen longingly gazing up to the ship's decks, like hungry dogs round a table where red meat is being carved, ready to bolt down every killed man that is tossed to them. Herman Melville fighting dog animal There are two places in the world where men can most effectively disappear - the city of London and the South Seas. Herman Melville cities sea men In glades they meet skull after skull Herman Melville gun dream war Father Mapple paused a little; then kneeling in the pulpit's bows, folded his large brown hands across his chest, uplifted his closed eyes, and offered a prayer so deeply devout that he seemed kneeling and praying at the bottom of the sea. Herman Melville eye prayer father There is sorrow in the world, but goodness too; and goodness that is not greenness, either, no more than sorrow is. Herman Melville sorrow literature world I could...see in Emerson...that had he lived in those days when the world was made, he might have offered some valuable suggestions. Herman Melville suggestions personality world I will frankly confess that after passing a few weeks in the valley of the Marquesas, I formed a higher estimate of human nature than I had ever before entertained. But, alas, since then I have been one of the crew of a man-of- war, and the pent-up wickedness of five hundred men has nearly overturned all my previous theories. Herman Melville valleys men war It is often to be observed, that as in digging for precious metals in the mines, much earthly rubbish has first to be troublesomely handled and thrown out ; so, in digging in one s soul for the fine gold of genius, much dulness and common-place is first brought to light. Happy would it be, if the man possessed in himself some receptacle for his own rubbish of this sort: but he is like the occupant of a dwelling, whose refuse cannot be clapped into his own cellar, but must be deposited in the street before his own door, for the public functionaries to take care of. Herman Melville light doors men Roll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean, roll! Herman Melville ocean dark blue My means are sane, my motives and my object mad. Herman Melville mad insanity mean
