"All a man can betray is his conscience."

--

Joseph Conrad

#Men Quotes #Betray Quotes #Conscience Quotes

“Each of us is carving a stone, erecting a column, or cutting a piece of stained glass in the construction of something much bigger than ourselves.”
“... learning to love any one is like an increase of property, -- it increases care, and brings many new fears lest precious things should come to harm.”
“Every man who rises above the common level has received two educations: the first from his teachers; the second, more personal and important, from himself.”

Source : Edward Gibbon (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of Edward Gibbon (Illustrated)”, p.5019, Delphi Classics
“Don't let what you don't know scare you, because it can become your greatest asset.”
“...in the habit of watching every bit of human life I can see about my windows, but I do it so that I am not observed at it.”
“Maybe sometimes you just feel like everything can be taken from you all at once.”
“If you can be still enough and common enough, then it's really easy to be invisible.”
“I just think I have always had a good attitude about everything and never got ahead of myself. No one wants to work with a jerk.”

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