Quotes by Melville, Herman

He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great. >>

How it is I know not; but there is no place like a bed for confidentia >>

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief t >>

Quotations about Rewards

The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not >>

Not in rewards, but in the strength to strive, the blessing lies. >>

People think that if a man has undergone any hardship, he should have >>

People think that if a man has undergone any hardship, he should have a reward; but for my part, if I have done the hardest possible day's work, and then come to sit down in a corner and eat my supper comfortably --why, then I don't think I deserve any reward for my hard day's work --for am I not now at peace? Is not my supper good?

Melville, Herman