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.
JOSEPH CONRADThere is something haunting in the light of the moon; it has all the dispassionateness of a disembodied soul, and something of its inconceivable mystery.
More Joseph Conrad Quotes
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It is my belief no man ever understands quite his own artful dodges to escape from the grim shadow of self knowledge.
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Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line.
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It is to be remarked that a good many people are born curiously unfitted for the fate waiting them on this earth.
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The scrupulous and the just, the noble, humane, and devoted natures; the unselfish and the intelligent may begin a movement – but it passes away from them. They are not the leaders of a revolution. They are its victims.
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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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You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends.
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As a general rule, a reputation is built on manner as much as on achievement.
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A man is a worker. If he is not that he is nothing.
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God is for men, and religion for women.
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The mind of man is capable of anything.
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Protection is the first necessity of opulence and luxury.
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Perhaps life is just that- a dream and a fear.
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I take it that what all men are really after is some form or perhaps only some formula of peace.
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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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There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.
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