There is sorrow in the world, but goodness too; and goodness that is n…

Herman Melville
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There is sorrow in the world, but goodness too; and goodness that is not greenness, either, no more than sorrow is. ✨ Herman Melville (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated), p.2852, Delphi Classics
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