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Quote by Joseph Conrad
Resignation, not mystic, not detached, but resignation open-eyed,

Resignation, not mystic, not detached, but resignation open-eyed, conscious, and informed by love, is the only one of our feelings for which it is impossible to become a sham. – Joseph Conrad

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It is when we try to grapple with another mans intimate need that we perceive how incomprehensible, wavering, and misty are the beings that share with us the sight of the stars and the warmth of the sun. – Joseph Conrad

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Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men. – Joseph Conrad

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Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius. – Benjamin Disraeli

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When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall — think of it, ALWAYS. – Mahatma Gandhi

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It is not hard to live through a day, if you can live through a moment. What creates despair is the imagination, which pretends there is a future, and insists on predicting millions of moments, thousands of days, and so drains you that you cannot live the moment at hand. – Andre Dubus

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The depth of our despair measures what capability and height of claim we have to hope. – Thomas Carlyle

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At the end of the day, I dont need to work, and I think its good that I have the drive and willpower to get up and do something in the morning even though I dont need to. – Petra Ecclestone

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