Legal quote by Joseph Conrad

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

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

- Joseph Conrad

About the Author

Poland Flag This quote is written / told by Joseph Conrad between December 3, 1857 and August 3, 1924. He/she was a famous Novelist from Poland, the quote is categorized under the topic Legal. The author also have 47 other quotes.

Go to author profile

Similar Quotes

Small: The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom - Thomas Huxley
Thomas Huxley
"The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom"
Thomas Huxley, Scientist
Small: Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind -
Neil Armstrong
"Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 AD. We came in peace for all mankind"
Neil Armstrong, Astronaut
Small: Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for
Bertrand Russell
"Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind"
Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
Small: Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of des
Mahatma Gandhi
"Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man"
Mahatma Gandhi, Leader
Small: Music is the universal language of mankind - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Music is the universal language of mankind"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Poet
Small: Our true nationality is mankind - H.G. Wells
H.G. Wells
"Our true nationality is mankind"
H.G. Wells, Author
Small: The law, which restrains a man from doing mischief to his fellow citizens, though it diminishes the natural, i
"The law, which restrains a man from doing mischief to his fellow citizens, though it diminishes the natural, increases the civil liberty of mankind"
William Blackstone, Judge
Small: The common behavior of mankind is the system of reference by means of which we interpret an unknown language -
Ludwig Wittgenstein
"The common behavior of mankind is the system of reference by means of which we interpret an unknown language"
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosopher
Small: The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind - H. P. Lovecraft
"The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind"
H. P. Lovecraft, Novelist
Small: Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the fo
Thomas Jefferson
"Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed"
Thomas Jefferson, President