Meditation and water are wedded forever.

What it means

Ishmael notices that people drift toward water when they want to think. The sea and the reflective mind belong together. When your head is full, go to the water.

The source

"Meditation and water are wedded forever." Herman Melville said it in Moby-Dick (1851), ch. 1. Written in English: Moby-Dick, 1851.

"Yes, as every one knows, meditation and water are wedded for ever."

Original English (Moby-Dick, 1851), Moby-Dick (1851), ch. 1. Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Herman Melville (1819–1891). Sailed on a whaler in the Pacific as a young man, then wrote Moby-Dick (1851), the great American novel of the sea.

Questions

What does "Meditation and water are wedded forever." mean?

Ishmael notices that people drift toward water when they want to think. The sea and the reflective mind belong together. When your head is full, go to the water.

Who said "Meditation and water are wedded forever."?

Herman Melville (1819–1891). Source: Moby-Dick (1851), ch. 1.

What is the original wording?

Yes, as every one knows, meditation and water are wedded for ever (Original English (Moby-Dick, 1851)). Written in English: Moby-Dick, 1851.

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