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As a general rule we do not want much encouragement to talk about ourselves.

“As a general rule we do not want much encouragement to talk about ourselves.” — Joseph Conrad, A Personal Record

Author YahooeyPosted on February 16, 2021February 8, 2021Categories QuotationsTags A Personal Record, conversation, Joseph ConradLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory.

“Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory.” — Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim

Author YahooeyPosted on January 10, 2021December 25, 2020Categories QuotationsTags Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim, memory, vanityLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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No man ever understands quite his own artful dodges to escape from the grim shadow of self-knowledge.

“No man ever understands quite his own artful dodges to escape from the grim shadow of self-knowledge.” — Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim

Author YahooeyPosted on December 3, 2020November 24, 2020Categories QuotationsTags Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim, self-knowledgeLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Words, as is well known, are the great foes of reality.

“Words, as is well known, are the great foes of reality.” — Joseph Conrad, Under Western Eyes

Author YahooeyPosted on September 11, 2020September 5, 2020Categories QuotationsTags Joseph Conrad, reality, Under Western Eyes, wordsLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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In plucking the fruit of memory one runs the risk of spoiling its bloom.

“In plucking the fruit of memory one runs the risk of spoiling its bloom.” — Joseph Conrad, Preface to The Arrow of Gold

Author YahooeyPosted on July 19, 2020July 15, 2020Categories QuotationsTags Joseph Conrad, memoryLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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The world of finance is a mysterious world in which, incredible as the fact may appear, evaporation precedes liquidation.

“The world of finance is a mysterious world in which, incredible as the fact may appear, evaporation precedes liquidation.” — Joseph Conrad, Victory

Author YahooeyPosted on May 29, 2020May 16, 2020Categories QuotationsTags evaporation, finance, Joseph Conrad, liquidation, mystery, victoryLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the community of mankind.

“The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the community of mankind.” — Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim

Author YahooeyPosted on April 4, 2020March 30, 2020Categories QuotationsTags breach of faith, community, crime, Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim, mankindLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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I don't know how a brain that is never used passes the time.

“As in political so in literary action a man wins friends for himself mostly by the passion of his prejudices and by the consistent narrowness of his outlook.” — Joseph Conrad, A Personal Record

Author YahooeyPosted on February 14, 2020February 13, 2020Categories QuotationsTags A Personal Record, friends, Joseph Conrad, narrowness, outlook, Politics, prejudicesLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be a moral bond first. All a man can betray is his conscience.

“They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be a moral bond first. All a man can betray is his conscience.” — Joseph Conrad, Under Western Eyes

Author YahooeyPosted on December 3, 2019December 1, 2019Categories QuotationsTags betrayal, conscience, country, friends, Joseph Conrad, moral bonds, sweetheart, Under Western EyesLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Droll thing life is — that mysterious arrangement of merciless logic for a futile purpose.

“Droll thing life is — that mysterious arrangement of merciless logic for a futile purpose.” — Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

Author YahooeyPosted on October 22, 2017October 2, 2017Categories QuotationsTags Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad, life, logic, purposeLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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