The old river in its broad reach rested unruffled at the decline of day, after ages of good service done to the race that peopled its banks, spread out in the tranquil dignity of a waterway leading to the uttermost ends of the earth.
Joseph ConradThe humblest craft that floats makes its appeal to a seaman by the faithfulness of her life.
Joseph ConradYet, when one thinks of it, diplomacy without force is a but a rotten reed to lean upon.
Joseph Conrad