I had ambition not only to go farther than any man had ever been before, but as far as it was possible for a man to go.

Quote by Joseph Conrad

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He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but...

He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but...

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

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...

The sea - this truth must be confessed - has no generosity. No display of...

The sea - this truth must be confessed - has no generosity. No display of...

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...

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

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

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...

Going home must be like going to render an account.

Going home must be like going to render an account.

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...

A man's real life is that accorded to him in the thoughts of other men...

A man's real life is that accorded to him in the thoughts of other men...

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

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

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?...

It is respectable to have no illusions, and safe, and profitable and dull.

It is respectable to have no illusions, and safe, and profitable and dull.

To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a...

To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a...

There are men here and there to whom the whole of life is like an...

There are men here and there to whom the whole of life is like an...

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...