It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. - Herman Melville

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doubts of all things earthly, and intuition of of some things heavenly; this combination makes neither believer nor infidel, but makes a man who regards both with equal eye

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Consider the subtleness of the sea; how its most dreaded creatures glide under water, unapparent for the most part, and treacherously hidden beneath the loveliest tints of azure.

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abyss sea whales creatures fish

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You must have plenty of sea-room to tell the truth in.

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