Nowhere else than upon the sea do the days, weeks, and months fall away quicker into the past. They seem to be left astern as easily as the light air-bubbles in the swirls of the ship’s wake.
JOSEPH CONRADIt is the mark of an inexperienced man not to believe in luck.
More Joseph Conrad Quotes
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God is for men, and religion for women.
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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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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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A task, any task, undertaken in an adventurous spirit acquires the merit of romance.
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All roads are long which lead to one’s heart’s desire.
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You can’t, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty.
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Any fool can carry on, but a wise man knows how to shorten sail in time.
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The human heart is vast enough to contain all the world.
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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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If you don’t make mistakes, you don’t make anything .
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It is not the clear-sighted who rule the world. Great achievements are accomplished in a blessed, warm fog.
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We can never cease to be ourselves.
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Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys.
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We live as we dream – alone.
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