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It is to be remarked that a good many people are born curiously unfitted for the fate waiting them on read more

It is to be remarked that a good many people are born curiously unfitted for the fate waiting them on this earth.

by Joseph Conrad Found in: Earth Quotes,
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Who knows what true loneliness is -- not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it read more

Who knows what true loneliness is -- not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it wears a mask. The most miserable outcast hugs some memory or some illusion.

by Joseph Conrad Found in: Loneliness Quotes,
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Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line.

Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line.

by Joseph Conrad Found in: Justification Quotes,
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The sea--this truth must be confessed-- has no generosity. No display of manly qualities-- courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness--has ever been read more

The sea--this truth must be confessed-- has no generosity. No display of manly qualities-- courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness--has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power.

by Joseph Conrad Found in: Generosity Quotes,
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It is the mark of an inexperienced man not to believe in luck.

It is the mark of an inexperienced man not to believe in luck.

by Joseph Conrad Found in: Luck Quotes,
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