"Sans pouvoir annuler le mal élémentaire en lui, bien qu'il puisse facilement le cacher; appréhendant le bien, mais incapable de l'être un vernis de conventions cachant son noyau barbare."
— 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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