"Reality, as usual, beats fiction out of sight." — Joseph Conrad

"Reality, as usual, beats fiction out of sight."

— Joseph Conrad

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235 Quotes by Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad has 235 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

A man is a worker. If he is not that he is nothing.
That faculty of beholding at a hint the face of his desire and the shape of his dream, without which…
It is the mark of an inexperienced man not to believe in luck.
Sleep after toyle, port after stormie seas, Ease after warre, death after life, does greatly please.
Here's the main page of motivational quotes, if you want a different topic. Gossip is what no one claims to…
The true peace of God begins at any spot a thousand miles from the nearest land.
Every age is fed on illusions, lest men should renounce life early and the human race come to an end.
The last thing a woman will consent to in a man whom she loves, or on whom she simply depends,…
It is very difficult to be wholly joyous or wholly sad on this earth. The comic, when he is human,…
What is a novel if not a conviction of our fellow men's existence strong enough to take upon itself a…
Things and men have always a certain sense, a certain side by which they must be got hold of if…
A train of thought is never false. The falsehood lies deep in the necessities of existence.

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More Beats Quotes

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One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork. — Edward Abbey
I was always a good student. I wasn't the A-plus student, but I studied really hard, and I probably had… — Tyra Banks
Every time I wake up, I see myself like somebody beat me up. — Javier Bardem
If somebody hits you with an object you should beat the hell out of them. — Charles Barkley
Unlike curing cancer or heart disease, we already know how to beat hunger: food. — Mario Batali
Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one. — Stella Adler
The drums of Africa still beat in my heart. They will not let me rest while there is a single… — Mary McLeod Bethune
One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness. — Josh Billings
As an actress we don't beat one another. It's whoever's right for the part. — Juliette Binoche
I wasn't real quick, and I wasn't real strong. Some guys will just take off and it's like, whoa. So… — Larry Bird
A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent. — William Blake
I never do any album to beat it. I do it to extend it. — Mary J. Blige

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