They were conquerors, and for that you want only brute force--nothing to boast of, when you have it, since your strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others.
Joseph Conradthe mind of man is capable of anything--because everything is in it, all the past as well as the future
Joseph ConradItโs extraordinary how we go through life with eyes half shut, with dull ears, with dormant thoughts. Perhaps itโs just as well; and it may be that it is this very dullness that makes life to the incalculable majority so supportable and so welcome.
Joseph Conrad