(?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)
Herman Melville

“Give not thyself up, then, to fire, lest it invert thee, deaden thee, as for the time it did me. There is a wisdom that is woe; but there is a woe that is madness.”

Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale
tags: madness, wisdom, woe
Read more quotes from Herman Melville


Share this quote:
Share on Twitter

Friends Who Liked This Quote

To see what your friends thought of this quote, please sign up!

90 likes
All Members Who Liked This Quote



This Quote Is From

Moby-Dick or, The Whale Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville
606,100 ratings, average rating, 26,623 reviews

Browse By Tag