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.
JOSEPH CONRADA certain simplicity of thought is common to serene souls at both ends of the social scale.
More Joseph Conrad Quotes
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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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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind.
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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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The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the community of mankind.
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Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.
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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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My task, which I am trying to achieve is, by the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel–it is, before all, to make you see.
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The mind of man is capable of anything.
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Give me the right word and the right accent and I will move the world.
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A task, any task, undertaken in an adventurous spirit acquires the merit of romance.
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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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I am afraid that if you want to go down into history you’ll have to do something for it.
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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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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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