Who said "I try the lost child's charity of the universe."?

This quote is attributed to Ishmael.

I try the lost child's charity of the universe. - Ishmael

"I try the lost child's charity of the universe."

Ishmael Philosophy

Character in Moby-Dick

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"Call me Ishmael."

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

"It is the whale's intrinsic nature to be wondrous."

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

"I've seen the worst humanity has to offer."

"Sometimes I wonder if the world is worth saving."

"Every choice shapes our destiny."

"Order is the foundation of a good life."