It is the mark of an inexperienced man not to believe in luck.
JOSEPH CONRADIt is the mark of an inexperienced man not to believe in luck.
JOSEPH CONRADThey 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.
JOSEPH CONRADA task, any task, undertaken in an adventurous spirit acquires the merit of romance.
JOSEPH CONRADI am afraid that if you want to go down into history you’ll have to do something for it.
JOSEPH CONRADA writer without interest or sympathy for the foibles of his fellow man is not conceivable as a writer.
JOSEPH CONRADA writing may be lost; a lie may be written; but what the eye has seen is truth and remains in the mind!
JOSEPH CONRADGossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys.
JOSEPH CONRADYou can’t, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty.
JOSEPH CONRADIt is not the clear-sighted who rule the world. Great achievements are accomplished in a blessed, warm fog.
JOSEPH CONRADYou shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends.
JOSEPH CONRADThe mind of man is capable of anything.
JOSEPH CONRADEverybody had to be thoroughly understood before being accepted.
JOSEPH CONRADFollow your bliss. Find where it is and don’t be afraid to follow it.
JOSEPH CONRADEverything can be found at sea according to the spirit of your quest.
JOSEPH CONRADIt is to be remarked that a good many people are born curiously unfitted for the fate waiting them on this earth.
JOSEPH CONRADAs a general rule, a reputation is built on manner as much as on achievement.
JOSEPH CONRAD