The sea - this truth must be confessed - has no generosity. No display…

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 (2016). The Mirror of the Sea, p.118, Xist Publishing
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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 (2016). The Mirror of the Sea, p.118, Xist Publishing

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