Quote by Joseph Conrad
The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the ac

The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness. – Joseph Conrad

Other quotes by Joseph Conrad

The Westerly Wind asserting his sway from the south-west quarter is often like a monarch gone mad, driving forth with wild imprecations the most faithful of his courtiers to shipwreck, disaster, and death. – Joseph Conrad

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Weather
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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 known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power. – Joseph Conrad

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Courage
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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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Other Quotes from
Water
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The sea pronounces something, over and over, in a hoarse whisper; I cannot quite make it out. – Annie Dillard

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Water

The sea hath no king but God alone. – Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The White Ship

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Water

But I do see the good side of water now. How good it is when you’re really thirsty, how it glitters and gurgles! How alive it is! – G.K. Chesterton, The Flying Inn, 1914

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Water

“Take your shoes off,” purred the ocean waves. – Dr.SunWolf, professorsunwolf.com

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Water

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The only way into truth is through ones own annihilation through dwelling a long time in a state of extreme and total humiliation. – Simone Weil

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Hope is a walk through a flowering meadow. One does not require that it lead anywhere. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Hope

Get married, in any case. If you happen to get a good mate, you will be happy; if a bad one, you will become philosophical, which is a fine thing in itself. – Socrates, in Diogenes Laertius, Lives

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Hollywood needs to recognise all shades of African American beauty. – Gabrielle Union

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