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Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life Quotes

The grand principles of virtue and honor, however they may be distorted by arbitrary codes, are the same all the world over: and where these principles are concerned, the right or wrong of any action appears the same to the uncultivated as to the enlightened mind.

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  • The most tragic thing in the world is a man of genius who is not also a man of honor.
  • Everyone knows that all these big proclamations about honor are really just excuses invented to let people kill each other with a clear conscience.
  • Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious-dear than life.

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Herman Melville - Book Quotes
  • Book: Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life
  • Writer: Herman Melville
  • Genre: Travel, Classics
  • Published: 1846
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