Herman Melville

For whatever is truly wondrous and fearful in man, never yet was put into words or books.

For whatever is truly wondrous and fearful in man, never yet was put into words or books.

They talk of the dignity of work. Bosh. The dignity is in leisure.

They talk of the dignity of work. Bosh. The dignity is in leisure.

Who in the rainbow can draw the line where the violet tint ends and the orange tint begins? Distinctly we read more

Who in the rainbow can draw the line where the violet tint ends and the orange tint begins? Distinctly we see the difference of the colors, but where exactly does the one first blendingly enter into the other? So with sanity and insanity.

The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.

The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.

But it is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

But it is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.