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Moby-Dick; or, The Whale Quotes

To think's audacity. God only has that right and privilege. Thinking is, or ought to be, a coolness and a calmness; and our poor hearts throb, and our poor brains beat too much for that. - Herman Melville (Moby-Dick; or, The Whale Quotes)

To think’s audacity. God only has that right and privilege. Thinking is, or ought to be, a coolness and a calmness; and our poor hearts throb, and our poor brains beat too much for that.

Source:Chapter CXXXV. The Chase — Third Day
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Herman Melville - Book Quotes
  • Book: Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
  • Writer: Herman Melville
  • Genre: Classics, Adventure, Historical Fiction
  • Published: 1851
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