All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. – Joseph Conrad
It is respectable to have no illusions, and safe, and profitable and dull. – Joseph Conrad

All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. – Joseph Conrad
It is respectable to have no illusions, and safe, and profitable and dull. – Joseph Conrad
There is something haunting in the light of the moon; it has all the dispassionateness of a disembodied soul, and something of its inconceivable mystery. – Joseph Conrad
A mans real life is that accorded to him in the thoughts of other men by reason of respect or natural love. – Joseph Conrad
Giving women education, work, the ability to control their own income, inherit and own property, benefits the society. If a woman is empowered, her children and her family will be better off. If families prosper, the village prospers, and eventually so does the whole country. – Isabel Allende