A word carries far, very far, deals destruction through time as the bullets go flying through space.

A word carries far, very far, deals destruction through time as the bullets go flying through space.

Joseph Conrad

I always went my own road and on my own legs where I had a mind to go.

I always went my own road and on my own legs where I had a mind to go.

As a general rule, a reputation is built on manner as much as on achievement.

As a general rule, a reputation is built on manner as much as on achievement.

All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind.

All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind.

All a man can betray is his conscience.

All a man can betray is his conscience.

Words, as is well known, are the great foes of reality.

Words, as is well known, are the great foes of reality.

You can't, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his integrity. It is his clear duty.

You can't, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his integrity. It is his clear duty.

Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys.

Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys.

Kisses are the remnants of paradise.

Kisses are the remnants of paradise.

The human heart is vast enough to contain all the world.

The human heart is vast enough to contain all the world.

A certain simplicity of thought is common to serene souls at both ends of the social scale.

A certain simplicity of thought is common to serene souls at both ends of the social scale.

Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life.

Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art as of life.

A man is a worker. If he is not that he is nothing.

A man is a worker. If he is not that he is nothing.

It is the mark of an inexperienced man not to believe in luck.

It is the mark of an inexperienced man not to believe in luck.

Going home must be like going to render an account.

Going home must be like going to render an account.

You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends.

You shall judge a man by his foes as well as by his friends.

All roads are long which lead to one's heart's desire.

All roads are long which lead to one's heart's desire.

The vilest scramble for loot that ever disfigured the history of human conscience.

The vilest scramble for loot that ever disfigured the history of human conscience.

If you don't make mistakes, you don't make anything.

If you don't make mistakes, you don't make anything.