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Knutzen became the first atheist known by name: i.e., the first person in modern times to write or proclaim themselves, publicly and without a pseudonym[4], an atheist. And
“Melville's example demonstrates the wisdom of waiting to read the classics. Coming to a great book on your own after having accumulated essential life experience can make all the difference.”
― Why Read Moby-Dick?
― Why Read Moby-Dick?
“Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?”
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“The whale, like all things that are mighty, wears a false brow to the common world.”
― Moby Dick
― Moby Dick
“But then again, what has the whale to say? Seldom have I known any profound being that had anything to say to this world, unless forced to stammer out something by way of getting a living. Oh! happy that the world is such an excellent listener!”
― Moby Dick
― Moby Dick
“Book! You lie there; the fact is, you books must know your places. You'll do to give us the bare words and facts, but we come in to supply the thoughts.”
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
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