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Quote from Herman Melville,


"In this world of lies, Truth is forced to fly like a scared white doe in the woodlands; and only by cunning glimpses will she reveal herself, as in Shakespeare and other masters of the great Art of Telling the Truth, — even though it be covertly, and by snatches. "


By:

Herman Melville (more quotes by Herman Melville or books by/about Herman Melville)


(1819-1891) American writer

Source:

Hawthorne and His Mosses (1850)

Categories:

Truth, Censorship, Oppression, Wisdom

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