All roads are long which lead to one’s heart’s desire.
JOSEPH CONRADThe belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.
More Joseph Conrad Quotes
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My task, which I am trying to achieve is, by the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel–it is, before all, to make you see.
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One must explore deep and believe the incredible to find the new particles of truth floating in an ocean of insignificance.
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Any fool can carry on, but a wise man knows how to shorten sail in time.
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All a man can betray is his conscience.
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It is the mark of an inexperienced man not to believe in luck.
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Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life.
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They were conquerors, and for that you want only brute force–nothing to boast of, when you have it, since your strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others.
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Reality, as usual, beats fiction out of sight.
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Give me the right word and the right accent and I will move the world.
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I slipped the book into my pocket. I assure you to leave off reading was like tearing myself away from the shelter of an old and solid friendship.
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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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God is for men, and religion for women.
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The human heart is vast enough to contain all the world.
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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.
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He struggled with himself, too. I saw it — I heard it. I saw the inconceivable mystery of a soul that knew no restraint, no faith, and no fear, yet struggling blindly with itself.
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