The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness. Joseph Conrad beliefcapableevil Change image and share on social
Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men. Joseph Conrad consistdealdifficult Change image and share on social
Don't you forget what's divine in the Russian soul and that's resignation. Joseph Conrad divineforgetresignation 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
To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot. Joseph Conrad animalappearlanguage Change image and share on social
There are men here and there to whom the whole of life is like an after-dinner hour with a cigar; easy, pleasant, empty, perhaps enlivened by some fable of strife to be forgotten - before the end is told - even if there happens to be any end to it. Joseph Conrad cigardinnereasy share on social
I don't like work... but I like what is in work - the chance to find yourself. Your own reality - for yourself, not for others - which no other man can ever know. Joseph Conrad chancefindman Change image and share on social
The last thing a woman will consent to discover in a man whom she loves, or on whom she simply depends, is want of courage. Joseph Conrad consentcouragedepend Change image and share on social
They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be a moral bond first. All a man can betray is his conscience. Joseph Conrad betraybondconscience 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
