Quotes by Melville, Herman

We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with o >>

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

In our own hearts, we mold the whole world's hereafters; and in our ow >>

Quotations about Speech

Speech is civilization itself. The word... preserves contact -- it is >>

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may >>

Speech is the mirror of action. >>

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.

Melville, Herman