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. ↗

— Herman Melville

#future #governor #laws #most #must

There is something wrong about the man who wants help. There is somewhere a deep defect, a want, in brief, a need, a crying need, somewhere about that man. ↗

— Herman Melville

#brief #crying #deep #defect #help

To be called one thing, is oftentimes to be another. ↗

— Herman Melville

#called #oftentimes #one thing #thing

Where do murderers go, man! Who's to doom, when the judge himself is dragged to the bar? ↗

— Herman Melville

#doom #dragged #go #himself #judge

Yet habit - strange thing! what cannot habit accomplish? ↗

— Herman Melville

#cannot #habit #strange #strange thing #thing

Some dying men are the most tyrannical; and certainly, since they will shortly trouble us so little for evermore, the poor fellows ought to be indulged. ↗

— Herman Melville

#dying #evermore #fellows #indulged #little

We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men. ↗

— Herman Melville

#connect #fellow #fellow men #fibers #live

Heaven have mercy on us all - Presbyterians and Pagans alike - for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending. ↗

— Herman Melville

#alike #cracked #dreadfully #head #heaven

Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth. ↗

— Herman Melville

#friendship #like #love #love at first sight #only

Better sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian. ↗

— Herman Melville

#cannibal #christian #drunken #sleep #sober