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Quote by Joseph Conrad
A caricature is putting the face of a joke on the body of a truth.

A caricature is putting the face of a joke on the body of a truth. – Joseph Conrad

Other quotes by Joseph Conrad

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

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Art
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Joseph Conrad
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He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than the power of sense. – Joseph Conrad

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power
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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. – Joseph Conrad

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alone
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Other Quotes from
Truth
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People talk about getting rid of the old image, and I guess theres some merit in that. But the truth is that people loved The Wonder Years – I cant turn my back on it. – Danica McKellar

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Truth

When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth it is the beginning of disorder. – Lao Tzu

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Truth

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth. – Marcus Aurelius

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Truth

Its a complete lie, why do people buy these papers? Its not the truth Im here to say. You know, dont judge a person, do not pass judgement, unless you have talked to them one on one. I dont care what the story is, do not judge them because it is a lie. – Michael Jackson

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Truth

Random Quotes

I was just learning to play guitar when Tracy Chapman came out. She wrote these songs, she played them by herself and I so admired her for that. – Madeleine Peyroux

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Learning

Theres the issue of hunger, and theres an issue of if youre going to cut out food programs. We should be focusing on healthy food. Right now, fruits and vegetables are very expensive. So what can we do on the policy side to bring the cost of fruits and vegetables down? – Tom Colicchio

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Food

The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones. Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as have fallen by the tongue. Ecclesiasticus 28:17 –18 – Bible

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Conversation

The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. If this fails, they try to poison you. If this fails too, the finish by loading honors on your head. – Jean Cocteau

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Society