There are men here and there to whom the whole of life is like an after-dinner hour with a cigar; easy, pleasant, empty, perhaps enlivened by some fable of strife to be forgotten - before the end is told -…

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All a man can betray is his conscience.

All a man can betray is his conscience.

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...

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...

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...

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...

A modern fleet of ships does not so much make use of the sea as...

A modern fleet of ships does not so much make use of the sea as...

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...

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?...

Going home must be like going to render an account.

Going home must be like going to render an account.

All a man can betray is his conscience

All a man can betray is his conscience

We live, as we dream alone

We live, as we dream alone

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...

Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory

Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory

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 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...

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.

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.

Every single person on the planet has a story. Don't judge people before you truly...

Every single person on the planet has a story. Don't judge people before you truly...

Do you spell it with a V or a W?' inquired the judge. 'That depends...

Do you spell it with a V or a W?' inquired the judge. 'That depends...

Depend upon yourself. Make your judgement trustworthy by trusting it. You can develop good judgement...

Depend upon yourself. Make your judgement trustworthy by trusting it. You can develop good judgement...