You can’t, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty.
JOSEPH CONRADEverything belonged to him–but that was a trifle. The thing to know was what he belonged to, how many powers of darkness claimed him for their own.
More Joseph Conrad Quotes
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Any fool can carry on, but a wise man knows how to shorten sail in time.
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It’s only those who do nothing that make no mistakes, I suppose.
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It occurred to me that my speech or my silence, indeed any action of mine, would be a mere futility.
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It is the mark of an inexperienced man not to believe in luck.
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Protection is the first necessity of opulence and luxury.
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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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He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than the power of sense.
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Kisses are the remnants of paradise.
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All creative art is magic, is evocation of the unseen in forms persuasive, enlightening, familiar and surprising.
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Give me the right word and the right accent and I will move the world.
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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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I have wrestled with death. It is the most unexciting contest you can imagine.
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We live as we dream – alone.
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Follow your bliss. Find where it is and don’t be afraid to follow it.
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The human heart is vast enough to contain all the world.
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