Quote by Joseph Conrad
He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right arg

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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Truth of a modest sort I can promise you, and also sincerity. That complete, praiseworthy sincerity which, while it delivers one into the hands of ones enemies, is as likely as not to embroil one with ones friends. – Joseph Conrad

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Only in mens imagination does every truth find an effective and undeniable existence. Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life. – Joseph Conrad

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Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power. – William James

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It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak. – Eric Hoffer

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