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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

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The true peace of God begins at any spot a thousand miles from the nearest land. – Joseph Conrad

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It is very difficult to be wholly joyous or wholly sad on this earth. The comic, when it is human, soon takes upon itself a face of pain; and some of our grieves… have their source in weaknesses which must be recognized with smiling compassion as the common inheritance of us all. – Joseph Conrad

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The sky is the part of creation in which nature has done for the sake of pleasing man. – John Ruskin

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The sky is the daily bread of the eyes. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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I never get tired of the blue sky. – Vincent van Gogh

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They are fair resting-places for the dear weary dead on their way up to heaven. – Joaquin Miller (clouds)

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