Quotes by Conrad, Joseph

History repeats itself, but the special call of an art which has passe >>

The East Wind, an interloper in the dominions of Westerly Weather, is >>

I would not unduly praise the virtue of restraint. It is often merely >>

Quotations about Ambition

He who tip-toes cannot stand; he who strides cannot walk. >>

Nature that framed us of four elements, warring within our breasts for >>

Ambition has one heel nailed in well, though she stretch her fingers t >>

A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires.

Conrad, Joseph