A Quote by Herman Melville

We should, if possible, prove a teacher to posterity, instead of being the pupil of by-gone generations. More shall come after us than have gone before; the world is not yet middle-aged.

Herman Melville

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Herman Melville
American - Novelist
August 1, 1819 - September 28, 1891

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John Fogerty

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James Cameron

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George Leonard

At some point in my life, before I was gone, I wanted to make an album, even if it was for no reason other than posterity.

Danny Aiello

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Joseph Campbell

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Jason Witten

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