There is no folly of the beasts of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.

Herman Melville

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

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Original Citation

Melville, Herman. Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. London: Richard Bentley/New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851, ch. 87.

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Melville, Herman. Moby-Dick or, The Whale. Penguin Classics, 2002, ch. 87.

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A quote by Herman Melville about man and animals: “There is no folly of the beasts of the earth which is not infinitely…”

A quote by Herman Melville about man and animals: “There is no folly of the beasts of the earth which is not infinitely…”

A quote by Herman Melville about man and animals: “There is no folly of the beasts of the earth which is not infinitely…”