Whatever is coming, I'll go to it laughing.

What it means

Stubb, the second mate, faces an uncertain and dangerous voyage with a grin. You cannot know what is ahead, but you can choose your attitude. Meet it laughing.

The source

"Whatever is coming, I'll go to it laughing." Herman Melville said it in Moby-Dick (1851), ch. 39. Written in English: Moby-Dick, 1851.

"I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I’ll go to it laughing."

Original English (Moby-Dick, 1851), Moby-Dick (1851), ch. 39. 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 "Whatever is coming, I'll go to it laughing." mean?

Stubb, the second mate, faces an uncertain and dangerous voyage with a grin. You cannot know what is ahead, but you can choose your attitude. Meet it laughing.

Who said "Whatever is coming, I'll go to it laughing."?

Herman Melville (1819–1891). Source: Moby-Dick (1851), ch. 39.

What is the original wording?

I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I’ll go to it laughing (Original English (Moby-Dick, 1851)). Written in English: Moby-Dick, 1851.

Is "Whatever is coming, I'll go to it laughing." on a shirt?

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