Joseph Conrad, (1857-1924), Polish-born British Novelist Quotes
No man ever understands quite his own artful dodges to escape from the grim shadow of self-knowledge.
As in political, so in literary action, a man wins friends for himself mostly by the passion of his prejudices.
Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life.
Happiness, happiness... The flavor is with you -- with you alone, and you can make it as intoxicating as you please.
Who would care to question the ground of forgiveness or compassion?
To be busy with material affairs is the best preservative against reflection, fears, doubts.... I suppose a fellow proposing to cut his throat would experience a sort of relief while occupied in stropping his razor carefully.
A man that is born falls into a dream like a man who falls into the sea. If he tries to climb out into the air as inexperienced people endeavor to, he drowns.
A noble man compares and estimates
himself by an idea which is higher
than himself; and a mean man, by one
lower than himself. The one produces
aspiration; the other ambition, which
is the way in which a vulgar man aspires.
Criticism: that fine flower of personal expression in the garden of letters.
Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love and to put its trust in life!