Quote by Joseph Conrad
The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the tranquil

The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the tranquil water-way leading to the uttermost ends of the earth flowed somber under an overcast sky…. – Joseph Conrad

Other quotes by Joseph Conrad

Only in mens imagination does every truth find an effective and undeniable existence. Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life. – Joseph Conrad

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

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For age is opportunity no less than youth itself, though in another dress, and as the evening twilight fades away, the sky is filled with stars, invisible by day. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars. – Author unknown, commonly attributed to Martin Luther

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I count myself lucky, having long ago won a lottery paid to me in seven sunrises a week for life. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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The sky and the strong wind have moved the spirit inside me till I am carried away trembling with joy. – Uvavnuk

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When a mans knowledge is not in order, the more of it he has the greater will be his confusion. – Herbert Spencer

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Sow much, reap much; sow little, reap little. – Chinese Proverb

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Mans ultimate concern must be expressed symbolically, because symbolic language alone is able to express the ultimate. – Paul Tillich

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