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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
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The Urbane Activity With Which A Man

Herman Melville
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!
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