"Truth is like a thrashing-machine; tender sensibilities must keep out of the way."
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The Confidence-Man by
Herman Melville
"Man came into this world, not to sit down and muse, not to befog himself with vain subtleties, but to gird up his loins and to work."
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The Confidence-Man by
Herman Melville
The sun comes out, a golden huzzar, from his tent, flashing his helm on the world.
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The Confidence-Man by
Herman Melville
"Money, you think, is the sole motive to pains and hazard, deception and deviltry, in this world. How much money did the devil make by gulling Eve?"
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The Confidence-Man by
Herman Melville