Herman Melville

Old age is always wakeful as if, the longer linked with life, the less man has to do with aught that looks like death.

age


Herman Melville

Art is the objectification of feeling.

art


Herman Melville

To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.

art


Herman Melville

Faith, like a jackal, feeds among the tombs, and even from these dead doubts she gathers her most vital hope.

faith


Herman Melville

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

friendship


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.

future


Herman Melville

To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.

great


Herman Melville

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

love


Herman Melville

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

men


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