"Truth of a modest sort I can promise you, and also sincerity. That complete, praiseworthy sincerity which, while it delivers one into the hands of one's enemies, is as likely as not to embroil one with one's friends"
- Joseph Conrad
About this Quote
This quote by Joseph Conrad speaks to the concept of reality and genuineness. It recommends that reality, even if it is of a modest sort, can be guaranteed. Nevertheless, it also suggests that sincerity, while it may be praiseworthy, can result in both enemies and pals. In other words, it can be a double-edged sword. It can result in both favorable and unfavorable results. This quote speaks to the idea that truth and genuineness can be a hard path to navigate, as it can cause both great and bad outcomes. It is a pointer that reality and genuineness can be a challenging path to take, but it is also a course that can lead to terrific benefits.
This quote is written / told by Joseph Conrad between December 3, 1857 and August 3, 1924. He/she was a famous Novelist from Poland.
The author also have 47 other quotes.
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"Give us grace and strength to forbear and to persevere. Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind, spare to us our friends, soften to us our enemies"
