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 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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We live as we dream – alone.
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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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There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.
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To be a great autocrat you must be a great barbarian.
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I like what is in the work — the chance to find yourself.
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Perhaps life is just that- a dream and a fear.
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All a man can betray is his conscience.
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I slipped the book into my pocket. I assure you to leave off reading was like tearing myself away from the shelter of an old and solid friendship.
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Reality, as usual, beats fiction out of sight.
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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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Kisses are the remnants of paradise.
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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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Never test another man by your own weakness.
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It is the mark of an inexperienced man not to believe in luck.
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All roads are long which lead to one’s heart’s desire.
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