Quote by Joseph Conrad
Only in mens imagination does every truth find an effective and un

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

Other quotes by Joseph Conrad

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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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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As to honor – you know – its a very fine mediaeval inheritance which women never got hold of. It wasnt theirs. – Joseph Conrad

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It is the addition of strangeness to beauty that constitutes the romantic character in art. – Walter Hagen

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Celebrity doesnt have anything to do with art or craft. Its about being rich and thinking that youre better than everybody else. – Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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Of all lies, art is the least untrue. – Gustave Flaubert

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The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing. – Eugene Delacroix

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