I would not unduly praise the virtue of restraint. It is often merely temperamental. But it is not always a sign of coldness. It may be pride. There can be nothing more humiliating than to see the shaft of one's…

Quote by Joseph Conrad

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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.

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...

All a man can betray is his conscience

All a man can betray is his conscience

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...

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,...

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 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...

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 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...

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

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

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.

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...

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,...

We live, as we dream alone

We live, as we dream alone

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...

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...

Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory

Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory

Ah vanity of vanities! How wayward the decrees of fate are, How very weak the...

Ah vanity of vanities! How wayward the decrees of fate are, How very weak the...

Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired:...

Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired:...