Herman Melville

"The greatest strength lies in admitting weakness."

"To question authority is to honor it with respect."

"The sea teaches us that no storm is permanent."

"A man is known by the dreams he keeps secret."

"The pursuit of happiness often prevents its attainment."

"Cruelty is a coward's weapon."

"The measure of a man is not his possessions but his character."

"There is nobility in struggle and dignity in defeat."

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places."

"To understand humanity, one must first understand oneself."

"The greatest journey is the one within."

"Power without wisdom is tyranny."

"The heart knows truths that the mind cannot comprehend."

"Change is the only permanence in the universe."

"A man's legacy is not what he leaves behind but what he leaves within others."

"It is the horrible texture of a lie that covers itself with a new lie always."

"Better to sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian."

"The sea always brings us back to the beginning."

"I would prefer not to."

"Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can."

"There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart."

"We are not going to be willing to take on the burden of thought."

"All that most maddens and torments in the dumb aggravations of the world."

"The past is but the beginning of a beginning."

"Some certain significance lurks in all things, else all things are little worth."

"To think is to practice brain chemistry."

"A man thinks he amounts to a great deal, but to a really good dog he is a mere accessory."

"It is often the case that a rosy sunrise shall forecast a gloomy day."

"Death has more than one entrance."

"The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow."