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Egoism, which is the moving force of the world, and altruism, which is its morality, these two contradictory instincts, of which one is so plain and … - Joseph Conrad
" "Egoism, which is the moving force of the world, and altruism, which is its morality, these two contradictory instincts, of which one is so plain and the other so mysterious, cannot serve us unless in the incomprehensible alliance of their irreconcilable antagonism.
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About Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad (3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Polish writer, working in England, regarded as one of the greatest novelists in the English language.
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Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski
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Józef Teodor Nałęcz Konrad Korzeniowski
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