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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
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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

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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

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Joseph Conrad was a Novelist from Russian Empire (1857–1924).

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Who said "I had ambition not only to go farther than any man had ever been before, but as…"?
This quote is attributed to Joseph Conrad, a Novelist from Russian Empire.
When did Joseph Conrad live?
Joseph Conrad lived from 1857 – 1924.