For all that has been said of the love that certain natures (on shore) have professed for it, for all the celebrations it has been the object of in prose and song, the sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness. Joseph Conrad accomplicecelebrationfriendly share on social
A caricature is putting the face of a joke on the body of a truth. Joseph Conrad bodycaricatureface Change image and share on social
A word carries far, very far, deals destruction through time as the bullets go flying through space. Joseph Conrad bulletcarrydeal Change image and share on social
It is not the clear-sighted who rule the world. Great achievements are accomplished in a blessed, warm fog. Joseph Conrad accomplishachievementbless Change image and share on social
An artist is a man of action, whether he creates a personality, invents an expedient, or finds the issue of a complicated situation. Joseph Conrad actionartistcomplicate Change image and share on social
Resignation, not mystic, not detached, but resignation open-eyed, conscious, and informed by love, is the only one of our feelings for which it is impossible to become a sham. Joseph Conrad consciousdetacheye Change image and share on social
As in political so in literary action a man wins friends for himself mostly by the passion of his prejudices and the consistent narrowness of his outlook. Joseph Conrad actionconsistentfriend Change image and share on social
The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness. Joseph Conrad accomplicefriendlyhuman Change image and share on social
It is a maudlin and indecent verity that comes out through the strength of wine. Joseph Conrad indecentmaudlinstrength Change image and share on social
Who knows what true loneliness is - not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it wears a mask. The most miserable outcast hugs some memory or some illusion. Joseph Conrad conventionalhugillusion Change image and share on social
