Quote#Wisdom
The scrupulous and the just, the noble, humane, and devoted natures;…
Quote byJoseph Conrad · 1857–1924
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Under Western Eyes (1911), Pt. II, ch. 3.
English (original)
The scrupulous and the just, the noble, humane, and devoted natures; the unselfish and the intelligent may begin a movement — but it passes away from them. They are not the leaders of a revolution. They are its victims.
— Joseph Conrad
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