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It’s only those who do nothing that make no mistakes, I suppose.

Joseph Conrad

History repeats itself, but the special call of an art which has passed away is never reproduced. It is as utterly gone out of the world as the song of a destroyed wild bird.
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Art Bird Destroy History Repeat Reproduction Song Wild World
A certain simplicity of thought is common to serene souls at both ends of the social scale.
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End Serene Simplicity Social Soul
We live in the flicker — may it last as long as the old earth keeps rolling! But darkness was here yesterday.
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Darkness Earth Live Long Old Past
The scrupulous and the just, the noble, humane, and devoted natures; the unselfish and the intelligent may begin a movement – but it passes away from them. They are not the leaders of a revolution. They are its victims.
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Devotion Human Leadership Nature Noble Revolution Selfish Victim
We live as we dream – alone.
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Alone Dreams Live One Liner
A task, any task, undertaken in an adventurous spirit acquires the merit of romance.
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Adventure Romance Spirit Task
Art is long and life is short, and success is very far off.
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Art Life Long Short Success
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.
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Illusion Lonely Memories Misery Naked Terrorism True Word
The mind of man is capable of anything.
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Capability Man Mindset
Never test another man by your own weakness.
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Judgement Man Weakness Yourself
It is respectable to have no illusions, and safe, and profitable and dull.
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Illusion Profit Respect Safety
The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.
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Alone Belief Evil Man Necessary Quite Source Wickedness
You can’t, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty.
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Clear Integrity Man Moral Responsibility Sound
All roads are long which lead to one’s heart’s desire.
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Desire Heart Leadership Oneself Road
I slipped the book into my pocket. I assure you to leave off reading was like tearing myself away from the shelter of an old and solid friendship.
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Books Friendship Leaving Old Pocket Solid
All creative art is magic, is evocation of the unseen in forms persuasive, enlightening, familiar and surprising.
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Art Creative Magic Surprise

It’s only those who do nothing that make no mistakes, I suppose.

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