All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward upon the miseries and credulities of mankind

Quote by Joseph Conrad

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It is respectable to have illusions - and safe - and profitable, and dull

It is respectable to have illusions - and safe - and profitable, and dull

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.

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...

All a man can betray is his conscience.

All a man can betray is his conscience.

Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of flattering illusions.

Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of flattering illusions.

The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the...

The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the...

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...

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...

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...

Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear.

Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear.

Nations it may be have fashioned their Governments, but the Governments have paid them back...

Nations it may be have fashioned their Governments, but the Governments have paid them back...

All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of...

All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of...

The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice...

The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice...

You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends.

You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends.

I don't like work... but I like what is in work - the chance to...

I don't like work... but I like what is in work - the chance to...

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...

Each blade of grass has its spot on earth whence it draws its life, its...

Each blade of grass has its spot on earth whence it draws its life, its...

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

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

The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered...

The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered...

So few grown women like their lives

So few grown women like their lives

Women keep a special corner of their hearts for sins they have never committed

Women keep a special corner of their hearts for sins they have never committed