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for there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men

for there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men

Herman Melville
Men, Earth, Madness
Herman Melville (2016). “Moby-Dick: Or, the Whale”, p.315, Cosimo, Inc.

Human madness is oftentimes a cunning and most feline thing

Herman Melville
Madness, Cunning, Feline
Herman Melville (2012). “Moby-Dick”, p.155, Courier Corporation

There is a woe that is wisdom, a woe that is madness.

Herman Melville
Wisdom, Woe, Madness

I am madness maddened! That wild madness that's only calm to comprehend itself

Herman Melville
Calm, Madness
Herman Melville, Harrison Hayford, Hershel Parker, G. Thomas Tanselle (1988). “Moby Dick, Or The Whale: Volume 6, Scholarly Edition”, p.168, Northwestern University Press

Human madness is oftentimes a cunning and most feline thing. When you think it fled, it may have but become transfigured into some still subtler form.

Herman Melville
Thinking, May, Madness
Herman Melville (2008). “Moby-Dick”, p.204, Velvet Element Books

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