Few 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 CONRADAs a general rule, a reputation is built on manner as much as on achievement.
More Joseph Conrad Quotes
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To have his path made clear for him is the aspiration of every human being in our beclouded and tempestuous existence.
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You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends.
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Protection is the first necessity of opulence and luxury.
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I have wrestled with death. It is the most unexciting contest you can imagine.
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I like what is in the work — the chance to find yourself.
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The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much.
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Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.
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There is something haunting in the light of the moon; it has all the dispassionateness of a disembodied soul, and something of its inconceivable mystery.
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We can never cease to be ourselves.
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All roads are long which lead to one’s heart’s desire.
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It’s only those who do nothing that make no mistakes, I suppose.
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You can’t, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty.
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I am afraid that if you want to go down into history you’ll have to do something for it.
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A certain simplicity of thought is common to serene souls at both ends of the social scale.
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A writing may be lost; a lie may be written; but what the eye has seen is truth and remains in the mind!
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