The world is forever babbling of originality; but there never yet was an original man, in the sense intended by the world; the first man himself--who according to the Rabbins was also the first author--not being an original; the only original author being God.


Pierre; Or, The Ambiguities (ed. 1852)

Herman Melville Quotes

The world is forever babbling of originality; but there never yet was an original man, in the sense intended by the world; the first man himself--who ...

The world is forever babbling of originality; but there never yet was an original man, in the sense intended by the world; the first man himself--who ...

The world is forever babbling of originality; but there never yet was an original man, in the sense intended by the world; the first man himself--who ...

The world is forever babbling of originality; but there never yet was an original man, in the sense intended by the world; the first man himself--who ...