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Collection of the best phrases and famous quotes from the most prominent authors.

Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad

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I don't like work, nobody likes it; but I like that, in work, I have the opportunity to discover myself.

Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad

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Judge a man by his friends as well as by his enemies.

Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad

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Let them think what they want, but I didn't intend to drown. I intended to swim until I sank – but it's not the same.

Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad

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The strength of one is only an accident arising from the weakness of others.

Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad

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The value of a phrase lies in the personality of the person who says it, because nothing new can be said by a man or a woman.

Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad

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Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, because it mainly consists of dealing with men.

Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad

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Every era is nourished by illusions, otherwise, men would soon give up on life, and that would be the end of the human race.

Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad

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I suppose only those who do nothing are free from making mistakes.

Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad

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Every idealization impoverishes life. To beautify it is to take away its complexity, it is to destroy it.

Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad

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Woe to him whose heart has not learned while young to hope, love, and place trust in life!