Protection is the first necessity of opulence and luxury.
JOSEPH CONRADTo have his path made clear for him is the aspiration of every human being in our beclouded and tempestuous existence.
More Joseph Conrad Quotes
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A word carries far, very far, deals destruction through time as the bullets go flying through space.
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I like what is in the work — the chance to find yourself.
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All a man can betray is his conscience.
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We can never cease to be ourselves.
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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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If you don’t make mistakes, you don’t make anything .
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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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He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than the power of sense.
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Reality, as usual, beats fiction out of sight.
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Follow your bliss. Find where it is and don’t be afraid to follow it.
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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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The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness.
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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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To be a great autocrat you must be a great barbarian.
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As a general rule, a reputation is built on manner as much as on achievement.
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