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  • He, who, in view of its inconsistencies, says of human nature the same that, in view of its contrasts, is said of the divine nature, that it is past finding out, thereby evinces a better appreciation of it than he who, by always representing it in a clear light, leaves it to be inferred that he clearly knows all about it.

    Herman Melville (1988). “The Confidence-man: His Masquerade”, p.464, Northwestern University Press