The dreams of men, the seed of commonwealth, the germs of empires.

God is for men, and religion for women.

The very young have, properly speaking, no moments. It is the privilege of early youth to live in advance of its days in all the beautiful continuity of hope which knows no pauses and no introspection.

In the empty immensity of earth, sky, and water, there she was, incomprehensible, firing into a continent.

And this also," said Marlow suddenly, "has been one of the dark places of the earth.

I sit down religiously every morning, I sit down for eight hours every day - and the sitting down is all.

Let them think what they liked, but I didn't mean to drown myself. I meant to swim till I sank -- but that's not the same thing.