Herman Melville

Herman Melville was an American author best known for his novel “Moby-Dick,” a classic work of American literature that is considered one of the greatest novels ever written.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

- Herman Melville

Better sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.

- Herman Melville

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

- Herman Melville

Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges.

- Herman Melville

No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.

- Herman Melville

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

- Herman Melville