Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Herman Melville Quotes: There's magic in the water that draws all men away form the land, that leads them over hills, down creeks and streams and rivers to the sea.
         

There's magic in the water that draws all men away form the land, that leads them over hills, down creeks and streams and rivers to the sea.


Herman Melville
Check all other quotes by Herman Melville

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Herman Melville Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Fri. 22 Nov. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/There-s-magic-in-the-water-that-652497>.





Check out


Other quotes of Herman Melville


It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.



A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.



I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.



Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.



Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.



Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.



Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.



I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.



Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.



War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.





Other quotes you may like


Magic lies in between things, between the day and the night, between yellow and blue, between any two things.

Magic lies in between things, between the day and the night, between yellow and blue, between any two things.



Success is a blessing

Success is a blessing



Justin Timberlake is everything, and what more could you want in a person? He's funny. He's cute. He's great. He just understands. I get him and he gets me, and that's cool.

Justin Timberlake is everything, and what more could you want in a person? He's funny. He's cute. He's great. He just understands. I get him and he gets me, and that's cool.



Downplaying their faults is pretty much the point of campaigns. But we do count on them living with the constant terror of public rejection.

Downplaying their faults is pretty much the point of campaigns. But we do count on them living with the constant terror of public rejection.



There's nothing new under the sun. All the roads lead to Rome. And people cannot provide it for you. I can't wake you up. You can wake you up. I can't cure you. You can cure you.

There's nothing new under the sun. All the roads lead to Rome. And people cannot provide it for you. I can't wake you up. You can wake you up. I can't cure you. You can cure you.



The fans have been great to me. I don't think it's asking too much to have me sign something for them.

The fans have been great to me. I don't think it's asking too much to have me sign something for them.



I'm kind of a jock. I sail, I ride a bike, I hike, I pump iron. I just love to be active.

I'm kind of a jock. I sail, I ride a bike, I hike, I pump iron. I just love to be active.



Laughter is the real religion. Everything else is just metaphysics.

Laughter is the real religion. Everything else is just metaphysics.



Things you grew up watching, they just stay with you. They form what you like to do.

Things you grew up watching, they just stay with you. They form what you like to do.



The best education in the world is that got by struggling to get a living.

The best education in the world is that got by struggling to get a living.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "There's magic in the water that draws all men away form the land, that leads them over hills, down creeks and streams and rivers to the sea.". Author of this quote is Herman Melville. This quote is about form, men, streams, rivers, magic, hills, water, sea, fishing,.