“Each blade of grass has its spot on earth whence it draws its life, its strength; and so is man rooted to the land from which he draws his faith together with his life.”
— Joseph Conrad
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Category: faith
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“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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“I take it that what all men are really after is some form or perhaps only some formula of peace.”
— Joseph Conrad
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“Perhaps life is just that… a dream and a fear.”
— 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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“It is a maudlin and indecent verity that comes out through the strength of wine.”
— Joseph Conrad
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“Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love – and to put its trust in life.”
— Joseph Conrad
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“Each blade of grass has its spot on earth whence it draws its life, its strength; and so is man rooted to the land from which he draws his faith together with his life.”
— Joseph Conrad
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Category: nature
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“Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.”
— Joseph Conrad
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“Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line.”
— Joseph Conrad
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“Going home must be like going to render an account.”
— Joseph Conrad
Author: Joseph Conrad
Category: home
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