Who said "A man thinks he amounts to a good deal till he is crossed."?

This quote is attributed to Herman Melville.

A man thinks he amounts to a good deal till he is crossed. - Herman Melville

"A man thinks he amounts to a good deal till he is crossed."

Herman Melville

Novelist American 1819–1891

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