Quote by Jose Conrad Download Open image ““Scruples were for imbeciles. His clear duty was to make himself happy.”” — Jose Conrad ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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“There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy.” — Robert Louis Stevenson Copy Share Image
“He felt soothed and happy, as if some gentle and invisible hand had removed from his soul the burden of his body.” — Jose Conrad Copy Share Image
“It is written that the earth belongs to those who have fair skins and hard but foolish hearts.” — Jose Conrad Copy Share Image
“he hated the white men who interfered with the manly pursuits of throat-cutting, kidnapping, slave-dealing, and fire-raising,” — Jose Conrad Copy Share Image
“The sea, perhaps because of its saltness, roughens the outside but keeps sweet the kernel of its servants' soul.” — Jose Conrad Copy Share Image
“he affected great piety (as became a pilgrim), although unable to read the inspired words of the Prophet.” — Jose Conrad Copy Share Image
“They walk the road of life, the road fenced in by their tastes, prejudices, disdains or enthusiasms, generally honest, invariably stupid, and are proud… — Jose Conrad Copy Share Image
