It is not the clear-sighted who rule the world. Great achievements are accomplished in a blessed, warm fog.
JOSEPH CONRADIt occurred to me that my speech or my silence, indeed any action of mine, would be a mere futility.
More Joseph Conrad Quotes
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It is the mark of an inexperienced man not to believe in luck.
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I like what is in the work — the chance to find yourself.
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A certain simplicity of thought is common to serene souls at both ends of the social scale.
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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 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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To have his path made clear for him is the aspiration of every human being in our beclouded and tempestuous existence.
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It’s only those who do nothing that make no mistakes, I suppose.
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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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You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends.
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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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God is for men, and religion for women.
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All roads are long which lead to one’s heart’s desire.
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Give me the right word and the right accent and I will move the world.
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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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The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the community of mankind.
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