Herman Melville
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Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.
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We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.
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Is there some principal of nature which states that we never know the quality of what we have until it is gone?
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At sea a fellow comes out. Salt water is like wine, in that respect.
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A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.