"Oh, man! admire and model thyself after the whale! Do thou, too, remain warm among ice. Do thou, too, live in this world without being of it. Be cool at the equator; keep thy blood fluid at the Pole. Like the great dome of St. Peter's, and like the great whale, retain, O man! in all seasons a temperature of thine own."
Musing: I never imagined you could have a motivational talk constructed around being like the whale! But I do like this passage. I'm surprised the whale hasn't beceom a hipster mascot by now.