“The sea never changes and its works, for all the talk of men, are wrapped in mystery.”

— Joseph Conrad, Typhoon, 1902, Ch. 2

About Joseph Conrad

1857 – 1924

Polish-British novelist, author of "Heart of Darkness".

“All intellectual and artistic ambitions are permissible, up to and even beyond the limit of prudent sanity.”

“It's only those who do nothing that make no mistakes, I suppose.”

“Facing it — always facing it — that's the way to get through.”

“Make every effort to change things you do not like.”

“The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.”

“The idea that to make a man work you've got to hold gold in front of his eyes is a growth, not an axiom.”

“We must not stop this progress because we are unwilling to commit enough money to get the job done.”

“God hides nothing. His very work from the beginning is revelation, — a casting aside of veil after veil, a showing unto men of truth after truth.”

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“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”