We should, if possible, prove a teacher to posterity, instead of being the pupil of by-gone generations. More shall come after us than have gone before; the world is not yet middle-aged.
Herman MelvilleIf you can get nothing better out of the world, get a good dinner out of it, at least.
Herman MelvilleIn armies, navies, cities, or families, in nature herself, nothing more relaxes good order than misery.
Herman MelvilleThe man's (a heathen south sea islander) a human being, just as I am; he has just as much reason to fear me, as I have to be afraid of him. Better sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.
Herman Melville