"No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses."

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Source : Herman Melville (2016). “Redburn.His First Voyage”, p.222, Herman Melville

Herman Melville

#Dog Quotes #Horse Quotes #Philosopher Quotes

“A man's best things are nearest him, Lie close about his feet.”

Source : Richard Monckton Milnes (1st baron Houghton.) (1838). “The poems of Richard Monckton Milnes”, p.100
“I often think how celebrated I am. / It is difficult not to think how celebrated I am. / And if I think how celebrated I am / They know who know that I am new / That is I knew I know how celebrated I am / And after all it astonishes even me.”
“You have to experiment with different mediums and things around you [making art].”
“I am a skeptic...Global warming has become a new religion.”
“Mike Pence is simply shoring up the people the Republicans thought they already had. So he is a way for people who thought [Donald] Trump was not really conservative to say, well, okay, here's a conservative guy.”
“I choose gentleness... Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself.”
“Learning about ourselves is rather inconvenient because it turns the world we live in upside down.”
“The writer is either a practicing recluse or a delinquent, guilt-ridden one--or both. Usually both.”

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