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Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.
Category: Feminism Author: Joseph Conrad
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The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.
Category: Humankind Author: Joseph Conrad
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There is a kind way of assisting our fellow-creatures which is enough to break their hearts while it saves their outer envelope.
Category: Miscellaneous Author: Joseph Conrad
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The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it.
Category: Racism Author: Joseph Conrad
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Vanity plays lurid tricks with our memory.
Category: Vanity Author: Joseph Conrad
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The true peace of God begins at any spot a thousand miles from the nearest land.
Category: Water Author: Joseph Conrad
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The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness.
Category: Water Author: Joseph Conrad
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