All idealisation makes life poorer. To beautify it is to take away its character of complexity — it is to destroy it.

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All idealisation makes life poorer. To beautify it is to take away its character of complexity — it is to destroy it. - Joseph Conrad

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All idealisation makes life poorer. To beautify it is to take away its character of complexity — it is to destroy it. - Timaya quotes