As a general rule, a reputation is built on manner as much as on achievement.
JOSEPH CONRADReality, as usual, beats fiction out of sight.
More Joseph Conrad Quotes
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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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The mind of man is capable of anything.
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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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Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys.
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I always went my own road and on my own legs where I had a mind to go.
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Kisses are the remnants of paradise.
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Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life.
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Follow your bliss. Find where it is and don’t be afraid to follow it.
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Few men realize that their life, the very essence of their character, their capabilities and their audacities, are only the expression of their belief in the safety of their surroundings.
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In order to move others deeply we must deliberately allow ourselves to be carried away beyond the bounds of our normal sensibility.
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Any fool can carry on, but a wise man knows how to shorten sail in time.
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Everything can be found at sea according to the spirit of your quest.
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Reality, as usual, beats fiction out of sight.
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Art is long and life is short, and success is very far off.
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It is the mark of an inexperienced man not to believe in luck.
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