Bk. XXV, ch. 3
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His was the scorn which thinks it not worth the while to be scornful. Those he most scorned, never knew it.
— Herman Melville
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Herman Melville" (Quotes, Pierre: or, The Ambiguities (1852))
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About Herman Melville
Herman Melville (1 August 1819 – 28 September 1891) was an American novelist, essayist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period.
About Herman Melville
Herman Melville (1 August 1819 – 28 September 1891) was an American novelist, essayist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period.
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