Quote of the day
One of the peculiar sins of the twentieth century which we've developed to a very high level is the sin of credulity. It has been said that when human beings stop believing in God they believe in nothing. The truth is much worse: they believe in anything.
Herman Melville
Born: August 1, 1819
Died: September 28, 1891 (aged 72)
Bio: Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet from the American Renaissance period. Most of his writings were published between 1846 and 1857.
Known for:
- Moby-Dick (1851)
- Typee (1846)
- Bartleby (1853)
- The Confidence Man (1857)
Herman Melville Quotes