Joseph Conrad, The Mirror of the Sea Ch. 9 (1906)
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An artist is a man of action, whether he creates a personality, invents an expedient, or finds the issue of a complicated situation.
— Artist
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "An artist is a man of action, whether he creates a personality, invents an expedient, or finds the issue of a complicated situation." in the context of "Joseph Conrad, The Mirror of the Sea Ch. 9 (1906)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts, and/or demonstrating an art.
About Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts, and/or demonstrating an art.
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