"Sin poder anular el mal elemental en él, aunque fácilmente lo podía ocultar; comprendiendo el bien, pero sin poder serlo, un barniz de convencionalismos ocultando su núcleo bárbaro."
— Herman Melville
Simplified Meaning:
The quote means that a person can act nice and polite on the outside, but still has bad thoughts and feelings deep inside that they can't change.
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