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

Quote by Joseph Conrad

Topics: Being A Woman Quotes, Men And Women Quotes

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

In order to move others deeply we must deliberately allow ourselves to be carried away...

In order to move others deeply we must deliberately allow ourselves to be carried away...

The last thing a woman will consent to discover in a man whom she loves,...

The last thing a woman will consent to discover in a man whom she loves,...

For all that has been said of the love that certain natures (on shore) have...

For all that has been said of the love that certain natures (on shore) have...

The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who...

The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who...

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.

A man that is born falls into a dream like a man who falls into...

A man that is born falls into a dream like a man who falls into...

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...

It is not the clear-sighted who rule the world. Great achievements are accomplished in a...

It is not the clear-sighted who rule the world. Great achievements are accomplished in a...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

I trusted you as a friend but all i got is a cold shoulder after...

I trusted you as a friend but all i got is a cold shoulder after...

We have to distrust each other. It is our only defence against betrayal

We have to distrust each other. It is our only defence against betrayal