“If evil be said of thee, and if it be true, correct thyself; if it be a lie, laugh at it.”
“Thou hast but enraged, not insulted me, sir; but for that I ask thee not to beware of Starbuck; thou wouldst but laugh; but let Ahab beware of Ahab; beware of thyself, old man.”
“If I serve you in hopes of Paradise, deny me Paradise.If I serve thee in fear of hell, condemn me to hell.But if I love thee for love of thyself,then grant me thyself.”
“He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker than thee. If weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself.”
“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.”
“Do the things external which fall upon thee distract thee? Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled around.”