Surely no mere mortal who has at all gone down into himself ...

Surely no mere mortal who has at all gone down into himself will ever pretend that his slightest thought or act solely originates in his own defined identity.

Herman Melville

Pierre; Or, The Ambiguities (ed. 1852)

Herman Melville Quotes

Surely no mere mortal who has at all gone down into himself will ever pretend that his slightest thought or act solely originates in his own defined...

Surely no mere mortal who has at all gone down into himself will ever pretend that his slightest thought or act solely originates in his own defined...

Surely no mere mortal who has at all gone down into himself will ever pretend that his slightest thought or act solely originates in his own defined...

Surely no mere mortal who has at all gone down into himself will ever pretend that his slightest thought or act solely originates in his own defined...