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Quote by Joseph Conrad
It is respectable to have no illusions, and safe, and profitable a

It is respectable to have no illusions, and safe, and profitable and dull. – 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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Joseph Conrad
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They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be a moral bond first. All a man can betray is his conscience. – Joseph Conrad

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Loyalty
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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
Illusion
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Better a dish of illusion and a hearty appetite for life, than a feast of reality and indigestion therewith. – Harry A. Overstreet

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Illusion

What difference is there, do you think, between those in Platos cave who can only marvel at the shadows and images of various objects, provided they are content and dont know what they miss, and the philosopher who has emerged from the cave and sees the real things? – Desiderius Erasmus

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Illusion

A hallucination is a fact, not an error; what is erroneous is a judgment based upon it. – Bertrand Russell

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Illusion

Oh, how powerfully the magnet of illusion attracts. – Gutzkow

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Illusion

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Laziness is a secret ingredient that goes into failure. But its only kept a secret from the person who fails. – Robert Half

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That theres no more important decision in life than who you marry. – Brad Paisley

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