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Quote by Herman Melville
Is there some principal of nature which states that we never know

Is there some principal of nature which states that we never know the quality of what we have until it is gone? – Herman Melville

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Hope is the struggle of the soul, breaking loose from what is perishable, and attesting her eternity. – Herman Melville

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

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Faith
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The sailor is frankness, the landsman is finesse. Life is not a game with the sailor, demanding the long head – Herman Melville

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Sailing
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I love romantic comedies. Theyre for me the easiest thing to do and the most natural to do. Theres nothing natural about holding an uzi hanging out of a moving van shooting at people. Thats not second nature to me, thank God. – Gabrielle Union

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The three great elemental sounds in nature are the sound of rain, the sound of wind in a primeval wood, and the sound of outer ocean on a beach. – Henry Beston

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Its not in our nature. Americans have never been a people that drive through a nice neighborhood and say, Oh, I hate the people who live in these nice houses. – Marco Rubio

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Anyone who has obeyed nature by transmitting a piece of gossip experiences the explosive relief that accompanies the satisfying of a primary need. – Primo Levi

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Victory belongs to the most persevering. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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The heart of every man lies open to the shafts of correction if the archer can take proper aim. – Oliver Goldsmith

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I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, its so petty. – Imelda Marcos

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