Give me the right word and the right accent and I will move the world.
JOSEPH CONRADThere is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.
More Joseph Conrad Quotes
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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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It is respectable to have no illusions, and safe, and profitable and dull.
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The sea – this truth must be confessed – has no generosity. No display of manly qualities – courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness – has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power.
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As a general rule, a reputation is built on manner as much as on achievement.
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One must explore deep and believe the incredible to find the new particles of truth floating in an ocean of insignificance.
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The discovery of America was the occasion of the greatest outburst of cruelty and reckless greed known in history.
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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.
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It is the mark of an inexperienced man not to believe in luck.
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If you don’t make mistakes, you don’t make anything .
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Facing it, always facing it, that’s the way to get through. Face it.
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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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God is for men, and religion for women.
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Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys.
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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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All roads are long which lead to one’s heart’s desire.
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