Maxioms by Joseph Conrad
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.
Only in men's imagination does every truth find an effective and undeniable existence. Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master read more
Only in men's imagination does every truth find an effective and undeniable existence. Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life.
You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends.
You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends.
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.
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.
