A word carries far, very far, deals destruction through time as the bullets go flying through space.

Quote by Joseph Conrad

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As in political so in literary action a man wins friends for himself mostly by...

As in political so in literary action a man wins friends for himself mostly by...

An artist is a man of action, whether he creates a personality, invents an expedient,...

An artist is a man of action, whether he creates a personality, invents an expedient,...

Being a woman is a terribly task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.

Being a woman is a terribly task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.

Some great men owe most of their greatness to the ability of detecting in those...

Some great men owe most of their greatness to the ability of detecting in those...

Criticism, that fine flower of personal expression in the garden of letters.

Criticism, that fine flower of personal expression in the garden of letters.

A caricature is putting the face of a joke on the body of a truth.

A caricature is putting the face of a joke on the body of a truth.

There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.

There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.

This magnificent butterfly finds a little heap of dirt and sits still on it; but...

This magnificent butterfly finds a little heap of dirt and sits still on it; but...

They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be...

They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be...

You can't, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity....

You can't, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity....

Words, as is well known, are the great foes of reality.

Words, as is well known, are the great foes of reality.

It is to be remarked that a good many people are born curiously unfitted for...

It is to be remarked that a good many people are born curiously unfitted for...

All a man can betray is his conscience

All a man can betray is his conscience

To have his path made clear for him is the aspiration of every human being...

To have his path made clear for him is the aspiration of every human being...

The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary: men alone are quite...

The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary: men alone are quite...

History repeats itself, but the special call of an art which has passed away is...

History repeats itself, but the special call of an art which has passed away is...

Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification...

Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification...

Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory

Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory

A coxcomb is one whom simpletons believe to be a man of merit.

A coxcomb is one whom simpletons believe to be a man of merit.

A man's vanity is more fragile that you might think. It's easy for us to...

A man's vanity is more fragile that you might think. It's easy for us to...