Kisses are the remnants of paradise.
JOSEPH CONRADIt’s only those who do nothing that make no mistakes, I suppose.
More Joseph Conrad Quotes
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Any fool can carry on, but a wise man knows how to shorten sail in time.
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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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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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We can never cease to be ourselves.
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I don’t like work but I like what is in work – the chance to find yourself. Your own reality – for yourself, not for others – which no other man can ever know.
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All roads are long which lead to one’s heart’s desire.
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We live as we dream – alone. While the dream disappears, the life continues painfully.
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It is the mark of an inexperienced man not to believe in luck.
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As a general rule, a reputation is built on manner as much as on achievement.
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Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.
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A writer without interest or sympathy for the foibles of his fellow man is not conceivable as a writer.
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Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys.
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One must explore deep and believe the incredible to find the new particles of truth floating in an ocean of insignificance.
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You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends.
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He struggled with himself, too. I saw it — I heard it. I saw the inconceivable mystery of a soul that knew no restraint, no faith, and no fear, yet struggling blindly with itself.
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