"The scrupulous and the just, the noble, humane, and devoted natures; the unselfish and the intelligent may begin a movement--but it passes away from them. They are not the leaders of a revolution. They are its victims."
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Under Western Eyes by
Joseph Conrad
"All a man can betray is his conscience."
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Under Western Eyes by
Joseph Conrad
"Don't you forget what's divine in the Russian soul--and that's resignation."
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Under Western Eyes by
Joseph Conrad
Words, as is well known, are the great foes of reality.
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Under Western Eyes by
Joseph Conrad
"A belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness."
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Under Western Eyes by
Joseph Conrad