Fable

“A man thinks that by mouthing hard words he understands hard things.”
― Herman Melville

“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”
― Thomas A. Edison

“I try all things, I achieve what I can.”
― Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale

“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.”
― Herman Melville