It is my belief no man ever understands quite his own artful dodges to escape from the grim shadow of self knowledge.
JOSEPH CONRADWords, as is well known, are the great foes of reality.
More Joseph Conrad Quotes
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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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You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends.
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Give me the right word and the right accent and I will move the world.
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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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The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.
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If you don’t make mistakes, you don’t make anything .
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In order to move others deeply we must deliberately allow ourselves to be carried away beyond the bounds of our normal sensibility.
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It is respectable to have no illusions, and safe, and profitable and dull.
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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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Your strength is just an accident owed to the weakness of others.
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There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.
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He struggled with himself, too. I saw it — I heard it. I saw the inconceivable mystery of a soul that knew no restraint, no faith, and no fear, yet struggling blindly with itself.
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Protection is the first necessity of opulence and luxury.
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I have wrestled with death. It is the most unexciting contest you can imagine.
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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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