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.
JOSEPH CONRADThere is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.
More Joseph Conrad Quotes
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The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.
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As a general rule, a reputation is built on manner as much as on achievement.
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We live in the flicker — may it last as long as the old earth keeps rolling! But darkness was here yesterday.
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The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the community of mankind.
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The sea – this truth must be confessed – has no generosity. No display of manly qualities – courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness – has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power.
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You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends.
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It’s extraordinary how we go through life with eyes half shut, with dull ears, with dormant thoughts. Perhaps it’s just as well; and it may be that it is this very dullness that makes life to the incalculable majority so supportable and so welcome.
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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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All roads are long which lead to one’s heart’s desire.
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What makes mankind tragic is not that they are the victims of nature, it is that they are conscious of 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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Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys.
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Everything can be found at sea according to the spirit of your quest.
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We can never cease to be ourselves.
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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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