Boat Quote by Joseph Conrad Download Open image “Any fool can carry on, but a wise man knows how to shorten sail in time.” — Joseph Conrad ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Boat Boats and sailing Fool Funny Inspirational Know how Knows Men Nautical Sail Sailing Sailing and the sea Time Wisdom Wise Wise man Yacht
Any fool can carry on, but only the wise man knows how to shorten sail. — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
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The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
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“Hunters for gold or pursuers of fame, they all had gone out on that stream, bearing the sword, and often the torch, messengers of… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
The good author is he who contemplates without marked joy or excessive sorrow the adventures of his soul amongst criticisms. — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
“A fool, what with sheer fright and fine sentiments, is always safe.” — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
“The mind of man is capable of anything-because everything is in it, all the past as well as all the future. What was there… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
Few men realize that their life, the very essence of their character, their capabilities and their audacities, are only the expression of their belief… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
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“All that mysterious life of the wilderness that stirs in the forest, in the jungles, in the hearts of wild men.” — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
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