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Herman Melville

"There are times when even the most potent governor must wink at transgression, in order to preserve the laws inviolate for the future."

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"There are times when even the most potent governor must wink at transgression, in order to preserve the laws inviolate for the future."

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"Humility is the fundamental principle that builds up greatness. Arrogance on the other hand never brings anything good. When you are humble, you'll learn to become better."

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"To become a better you, keep asking curious questions about yourself. If you lose, ask "why?"; if you win, ask "why not?"

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"If you are really angry, then you must be willing to pay the price of being alone or be remanded for someone else to have their freedom, illumination and justice."

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"Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; and especially whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people's hats off - then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can."
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"An utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward."
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"Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting her eternity."
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"There is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast. Nothing exists in itself."
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"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."
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"Heaven have mercy on us all - Presbyterians and Pagans alike - for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending."
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"Truth is in things, and not in words."
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"To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living."
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"There is no dignity in wickedness, whether in purple or rags; and hell is a democracy of devils, where all are equals."
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"Flight from tyranny does not of itself insure a safe asylum, far less a happy home."
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