Quotes

There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea. ~ Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad "It is not Justice the servant of men, but accident, hazard, Fortune--the ally of patient Time--that holds an even and scrupulous balance." ~ Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad "There is something haunting in the light of the moon; it has all the dispassionateness of a disembodied soul, and something of its inconceivable mystery." ~ Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad "And a word carries far--very far--deals destruction through time as the bullets go flying through space." ~ Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad "Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory." ~ Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad "You shall judge of a man by his foes as well as by his friends." ~ Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad "All a man can betray is his conscience." ~ Under Western Eyes by Joseph Conrad "Don't you forget what's divine in the Russian soul--and that's resignation." ~ Under Western Eyes by Joseph Conrad Words, as is well known, are the great foes of reality. ~ Under Western Eyes by Joseph Conrad "A belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness." ~ Under Western Eyes by Joseph Conrad