What did Herman Melville mean by: I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge. - Herman Melville Author · USA Copy
+ Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale… from hell’s heart I stab at thee. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Herman Melville, Heart, Sea, Whales, 0 - Herman Melville Author · USA
+ He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Herman Melville, Failure, Success, Wisdom, 0 - Herman Melville Author · USA
+ I’ll try a pagan friend, thought I, since Christian kindness has proved but hollow courtesy. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Herman Melville, Christian, Kindness, 0 - Herman Melville Author · USA
+ At sea a fellow comes out. Salt water is like wine, in that respect. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Herman Melville, Sea, Water, Wine, 0 - Herman Melville Author · USA
+ Everyone knows that in most people’s estimation, to do anything cooly is to do it genteelly. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Herman Melville, 0 - Herman Melville Author · USA
+ It is impossible to talk or to write without apparently throwing oneself helplessly open. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Herman Melville, Impossible, Literature, Writing, 0 - Herman Melville Author · USA
+ At length I fell asleep, with the volume in my hand; and never slept so sound before Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Herman Melville, Hands, Sound, Volume, 0 - Herman Melville Author · USA
+ War being the greatest of evils, all its accessories necessarily partake of the same character. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024January 17, 2024, Herman Melville, Character, Evil, War, 0 - Herman Melville Author · USA
One is either judge or accused. The judge sits, the accused stands. Live on your feet. - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
To how many girls has a great beauty been of no other use but to make them expect a large fortune! Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The duty of a judge is to administer justice, but his practice is to delay it Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Everything is complicated; if that were not so, life and poetry and everything else would be a bore. - Wallace Stevens Poet · USA
A healthful hunger for a great idea is the beauty and blessedness of life. - Jean Ingelow Poet · England
I would like to say to people, open your eyes and find beauty where you normally don’t expect it. - Jean Paul Gaultier Fashion designer · France
Ah! Do not judge the gods, young man, they have painful secrets. Explain - Jean-Paul Sartre Philosopher · France
Criminals are dumb as stumps. If they were smart they could go be investment bankers. Or judges. - Jeff Abbott Author · USA