About Herman Melville
Herman Melville (born Melvill; August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American writer of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851), Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia, and Billy Budd, Sailor, a posthumously published novella. At the time of his...
More quotations from Herman Melville
The most important work you and I will ever do will be within the walls of our own homes.
We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.
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A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that works.
Language is a part of our organism and no less complicated than it.
Death is simple. Life is messy. Give me life, the more complicated the better.