Art is long and life is short, and success is very far off. ✨ Joseph C…

Joseph Conrad
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Art is long and life is short, and success is very far off. ✨ Joseph Conrad (1962). The Nigger of the 'Narcissus', p.6, Gottfried & Fritz
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Art is long and life is short, and success is very far off. ✨ Joseph Conrad (1962). The Nigger of the 'Narcissus', p.6, Gottfried & Fritz

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