Herman Melville

"A mighty chapter in the history of the world."

"To be evil is to be divided against oneself."

"The most subtle power is sometimes the plainest."

"Time is made up of an infinite succession of moments."

"Life is a voyage with an uncharted course."

"Knowledge is power."

"The craft of a man is his signature."

"Some sort of belief sustains all men."

"To produce a mighty book you must choose a mighty theme."

"All that most maddened me was to be ever seeking some thing never to be found."

"What do you seek out of life?"

"I would ride out the wildest storm our passions can conjure."

"Underneath all the conventions of conversation, there runs a deeper current of meaning."

"The tongue is the most dangerous weapon."

"What cracks does an egg receive before it is broken?"

"Forgiveness is the greatest of achievements."

"We are double-faced beings."

"Some certain significance lurks in all things."

"The vast salt ocean rolls around us."

"I try all things, I achieve what I can."

"All that we are is written in the stars."

"Keep cool and you command everybody."

"Misery is the company of greatness."

"The past is a foreign country."

"There is magic in the letter I."

"Every man is an empire unto himself."

"The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something."

"Noble instincts are as easily bruised as noble flesh."

"Silence is the only voice of our God."

"We are not gods but mortal men who aspire."