They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be a moral bond first. All a man can betray is his conscience...

Quote by Joseph Conrad

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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 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...

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 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...

We live, as we dream alone

We live, as we dream alone

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...

I remember my youth and the feeling that will never come back any more /the...

I remember my youth and the feeling that will never come back any more /the...

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...

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.

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

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

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.

You can't, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity....

You can't, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity....

Some great men owe most of their greatness to the ability of detecting in those...

Some great men owe most of their greatness to the ability of detecting in those...

History repeats itself, but the special call of an art which has passed away is...

History repeats itself, but the special call of an art which has passed away is...

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...

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...

All a man can betray is his conscience

All a man can betray is his conscience

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

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

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

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

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

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