Maxioms by Joseph Conrad
Gossip is what no one claims to like -- but everyone enjoys.
Gossip is what no one claims to like -- but everyone enjoys.
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.
The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the community of mankind.
The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the community of mankind.
Some great men owe most of their greatness to the ability of detecting in those they destine for their tools read more
Some great men owe most of their greatness to the ability of detecting in those they destine for their tools the exact quality of strength that matters for their work.
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.
