It is the nature of truth in general, as of some ores in particular, to be richest when most superficial.
Source: The Pioneer Magazine, 1 Mar 1843.
-- Edgar Allan Poe, (Jan 19 1809-1849), US poet, short-story writer; He is famous for his mysterious, macabre stories and poems, e.g., The Gold Bug, 1843 and The Raven, 1845.