I take it that what all men are really after is some form or perhaps only some formula of peace.
JOSEPH CONRADI take it that what all men are really after is some form or perhaps only some formula of peace.
JOSEPH CONRADBeing a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.
JOSEPH CONRADWe live in the flicker — may it last as long as the old earth keeps rolling! But darkness was here yesterday.
JOSEPH CONRADI am afraid that if you want to go down into history you’ll have to do something for it.
JOSEPH CONRADHistory repeats itself, but the special call of an art which has passed away is never reproduced. It is as utterly gone out of the world as the song of a destroyed wild bird.
JOSEPH CONRADFew men realize that their life, the very essence of their character, their capabilities and their audacities, are only the expression of their belief in the safety of their surroundings.
JOSEPH CONRADYour strength is just an accident owed to the weakness of others.
JOSEPH CONRADProtection is the first necessity of opulence and luxury.
JOSEPH CONRADIt is my belief no man ever understands quite his own artful dodges to escape from the grim shadow of self knowledge.
JOSEPH CONRADThe real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the community of mankind.
JOSEPH CONRADTo be busy with material affairs is the best preservative against reflection, fears, doubts, all these things which stand in the way of achievement. I suppose a fellow proposing to cut his throat would experience a sort of relief while occupied in stropping his razor carefully.
JOSEPH CONRADThe belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.
JOSEPH CONRADWho knows what true loneliness is – not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it wears a mask. The most miserable outcast hugs some memory or some illusion.
JOSEPH CONRADYou can’t, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty.
JOSEPH CONRADI like what is in the work — the chance to find yourself.
JOSEPH CONRADEverything can be found at sea according to the spirit of your quest.
JOSEPH CONRAD