Quote by Joseph Conrad
The last thing a woman will consent to discover in a man whom she

The last thing a woman will consent to discover in a man whom she loves, or on whom she simply depends, is want of courage. – Joseph Conrad

Other quotes by Joseph Conrad

They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be a moral bond first. All a man can betray is his conscience. – Joseph Conrad

Category:
Loyalty
Read Quote

Any work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line. – Joseph Conrad

Category:
Art
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Courage
category

Peace comes when you talk to the guy you most hate. And thats where the courage of a leader comes, because when you sit down with your enemy, you as a leader must already have very considerable confidence from your own constituency. – Desmond Tutu

Category:
Courage

Ive always been inspired by artists who have shown musical and intellectual curiosity and the courage to take risks. – Renee Fleming

Category:
Courage

Unjust. How many times Ive used that word, scolded myself with it. All I mean by it now is that I dont have the final courage to say that I refuse to preside over violations against myself, and to hell with justice. – Lillian Hellman

Category:
Courage

Although the war in which you fought took place more than half-a-century ago, your courage, your sacrifice and your patriotism reaches through the decades and inspires us today. – Mike Ferguson

Category:
Courage

Random Quotes

The simple act of saying thank you is a demonstration of gratitude in response to an experience that was meaningful to a customer or citizen. – Simon Mainwaring

Category:
Experience

The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it: so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it. – Elbert Hubbard

Category:
Failure

I try to write parts for women that are as complicated and interesting as women actually are. – Nora Ephron

Category:
Women

Secretary of War Stanton used to get out of patience with Lincoln because he was all the time pardoning men who ought to be shot. – Elihu Root

Category:
Patience