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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

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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. – 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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A mans real life is that accorded to him in the thoughts of other men by reason of respect or natural love. – Joseph Conrad

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They seemed to come suddenly upon happiness as if they had surprised a butterfly in the winter woods. – Edith Wharton

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[N]ot quite birds, as they were not quite flowers, mysterious and fascinating as are all indeterminate creatures. – Elizabeth Goudge

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Flowers and butterflies drift in color, illuminating spring. – Author Unknown

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Beautiful and graceful, varied and enchanting, small but approachable, butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life. And everyone deserves a little sunshine. – Jeffrey Glassberg

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Well, I still write poetry, but I wouldnt call myself a poet. – David Duchovny

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