Maxioms by Joseph Conrad
Being a woman is a terribly difficult task since it consists principally in dealing with men.
Being a woman is a terribly difficult task since it consists principally in dealing with men.
A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by read more
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.
The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.
The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.
Who knows what true loneliness is -- not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it read more
Who knows what true loneliness is -- not the conventional word but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it wears a mask. The most miserable outcast hugs some memory or some illusion.
Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line.
Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line.
