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There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than

There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea. – 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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The sea – this truth must be confessed – has no generosity. No display of manly qualities – courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness – has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power. – Joseph Conrad

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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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