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Quote by Joseph Conrad
Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art sho

Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line. – Joseph Conrad

Other quotes by Joseph Conrad

Who knows what true loneliness is – not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it wears a mask. The most miserable outcast hugs some memory or some illusion. – Joseph Conrad

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alone
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Joseph Conrad
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The East Wind, an interloper in the dominions of Westerly Weather, is an impassive-faced tyrant with a sharp poniard held behind his back for a treacherous stab. – Joseph Conrad

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Weather
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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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Water
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Art
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It is not hard to understand modern art. If it hangs on a wall its a painting, and if you can walk around it its a sculpture. – Tom Stoppard

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Art

Dying is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well. I do it so it feels like hell. I do it so it feels real. I guess you could say Ive a call. – Sylvia Plath

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Art

The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on. – Ulysses S. Grant

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Art

When art wins, everyone wins. – Jerry Saltz

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Art

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It is the logic of consumerism that undermines the values of loyalty and permanence and promotes a different set of values that is destructive of family life. – Christopher Lasch

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Family

Religious tolerance is something we should all practice however, there have been more persecution and atrocities committed in the name of religion and religious freedom than anything else. – Walter Koenig

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Freedom

The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth. – Jean Cocteau

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As someone who worked hard for a Labour victory in the 90s, do I regret it? Not really. It was bound to happen. And itll happen with the next government, and the one after it. Because all governments serve us. They serve the filth. – Stephen Fry

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Government