The urbane activity with which a man receives money is really marvelou…

Herman Melville
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The urbane activity with which a man receives money is really marvelous, considering that we so earnestly believe money to be the root of all earthly ills, and that on no account can a monied man enter heaven. Ah! how cheerfully we consign ourselves to perdition! ✨ Herman Melville (2016). Moby Dick (World Classics, Unabridged), p.5, Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
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