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Quote by Joseph Conrad
There is a kind way of assisting our fellow-creatures which is eno

There is a kind way of assisting our fellow-creatures which is enough to break their hearts while it saves their outer envelope. – Joseph Conrad

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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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Sky & Clouds
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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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Water
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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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Vision is the art of seeing things invisible. – Jonathan Swift, “Thoughts on Various Subjects,” Miscellanies, 1711

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It is one of the commonest of mistakes to consider that the limit of our power of perception is also the limit of all there is to perceive. – C.W. Leadbeater

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I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavor. – Henry David Thoreau

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There is no good in arguing with the inevitable. The only argument available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat. – James Russell Lowell, Democracy and Other Addresses, 1887

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Every moment of your life that is not a complete nightmare is happiness. – Merrill Markoe

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