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They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be a moral bond first. All a man can betray is his conscience. Joseph Conrad

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. Joseph Conrad

You shall judge of a man by his foes as well as his friends. Joseph Conrad

All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. 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. Joseph Conrad

It is a maudlin and indecent verity that comes out through the strength of wine. Joseph Conrad

The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness. Joseph Conrad

The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness. Joseph Conrad