Quote by Joseph Conrad
This magnificent butterfly finds a little heap of dirt and sits st

This magnificent butterfly finds a little heap of dirt and sits still on it; but man will never on his heap of mud keep still. – Joseph Conrad

Other quotes by Joseph Conrad

The Westerly Wind asserting his sway from the south-west quarter is often like a monarch gone mad, driving forth with wild imprecations the most faithful of his courtiers to shipwreck, disaster, and death. – Joseph Conrad

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Weather
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Some great men owe most of their greatness to the ability of detecting in those they destine for their tools the exact quality of strength that matters for their work. – Joseph Conrad

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strength
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Other Quotes from
Butterflies
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Know thyself! A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever observes himself arrests his own development. A caterpillar who wanted to know itself well would never become a butterfly. – Andre Gide

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Butterflies

Love is like a butterfly: It goes where it pleases and it pleases wherever it goes. – Author Unknown

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Butterflies

What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly. – Richard Bach

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Butterflies

“Just living is not enough,” said the butterfly, “one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.” – Hans Christian Andersen

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Butterflies

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All men kill the thing they hate, too, unless, of course, it kills them first. – James Thurber

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Hate

I aint got much education, but I got some sense. – Loretta Lynn

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The atmosphere seems to change once the sun goes down and the race fans get to watch a good show. – Dale Earnhardt

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