Though sometimes attributed to Conrad it is a misquotation from Captain James Cook's journals (1774-01-30): "I whose ambition leads me not only farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for man to go, was not sorry at meeting with this interruption."
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I had ambition not only to go farther than any man had ever been before, but as far as it was possible for a man to go.
— Joseph Conrad
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I had ambition not only to go farther than any man had ever been before, but as far as it was possible for a man to go." in the context of "Though sometimes attributed to Conrad it is a misquotation from Captain James Cook's journals (1774-01-30): "I whose ambition leads me not only farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for man to go, was not sorry at meeting with this interruption."" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Joseph Conrad" (Misattributed)
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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.
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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