There is no folly of the beasts of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.

Herman Melville

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Herman Melville

Herman Melville (1819-1891) was an American novelist whose epic 'Moby-Dick' - a commercial failure in his lifetime - is now recognized as one of the greatest novels in world literature. A former whaler and sailor, he transformed maritime adventure into philosophical epic, exploring obsession, nature, and the limits of human knowledge.

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Herman Melville's Other Quotes

There is a wisdom that is woe; but there is a woe that is madness.

I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing.

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

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