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.

Quote by Joseph Conrad

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I take it that what all men are really after is some form or perhaps...

I take it that what all men are really after is some form or perhaps...

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...

Who knows what true loneliness is -- not the conventional word but the naked terror?...

Who knows what true loneliness is -- not the conventional word but the naked terror?...

For every age is fed on illusions, lest men should renounce life early, and the...

For every age is fed on illusions, lest men should renounce life early, and the...

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

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

A man's most open actions have a secret side to them.

A man's most open actions have a secret side to them.

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.

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...

Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys.

Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys.

Truth of a modest sort I can promise you, and also sincerity. That complete, praiseworthy...

Truth of a modest sort I can promise you, and also sincerity. That complete, praiseworthy...

I would not unduly praise the virtue of restraint. It is often merely temperamental. But...

I would not unduly praise the virtue of restraint. It is often merely temperamental. But...

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,...

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...

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...

Facing it, always facing it, that's the way to get through. Face it.

Facing it, always facing it, that's the way to get through. Face it.

All a man can betray is his conscience

All a man can betray is his conscience

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

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

We live, as we dream alone

We live, as we dream alone

Who says love never lives? Maybe we've never lived.

Who says love never lives? Maybe we've never lived.

You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason...

You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason...