Joseph Conrad Quote Explained: It occurred to me that my speech or my silence, indeed any action of mine, would be a mere futility.

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A train of thought is never false. The falsehood lies deep in the necessities of existence.

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Lying

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Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life.

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A man that is born falls into a dream like a man who falls into the sea.

- Joseph Conrad

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Dream

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A word carries far, very far, deals destruction through time as the bullets go flying through space.

- Joseph Conrad

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It is respectable to have no illusions, and safe, and profitable and dull.

- Joseph Conrad

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I have a voice, too, and for good or evil mine is the speech that cannot be silenced

- 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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One can’t live with one’s finger everlastingly on one’s pulse.

- Joseph Conrad

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It occurred to me that my speech or my silence, indeed any action of mine, would be a mere futility.

It occurred to me that my speech or my silence, indeed any action of mine, would be a mere futility.

A train of thought is never false. The falsehood lies deep in the necessities of existence.

Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life.

A man that is born falls into a dream like a man who falls into the sea.

A word carries far, very far, deals destruction through time as the bullets go flying through space.

It is respectable to have no illusions, and safe, and profitable and dull.

I have a voice, too, and for good or evil mine is the speech that cannot be silenced

I take it that what all men are really after is some form or perhaps only some formula of peace.

One can’t live with one’s finger everlastingly on one’s pulse.

There is an art in silence, and there is an eloquence in it too.

It is a great misfortune neither to have enough wit to talk well nor enough judgment to be silent. Explain

We rarely repent of speaking little, but often of speaking too much. Explain

Universal silence is taken to imply the consent of the people. Explain

For me, this nomination was as if all of a sudden the crucifix began to wear a yellow star.

Unhappy families are conspiracies of silence. The one who breaks the silence is never forgiven.

It is silence that most needs an answering — when I can no longer speak, hear me.

If you dont have anything nice to say… dead silence creates a lot awkwardness.

It occurred to me that my speech or my silence, indeed any action of mine, would be a mere futility.

It occurred to me that my speech or my silence, indeed any action of mine, would be a mere futility.

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