Gentleman Brown Quotes in Lord Jim (1965)

Gentleman Brown: If an army couldn't get this treasure out, what makes you think that we can?

Cornelius: The General was too ambitious. We just need to eliminate a certain... person.

Gentleman Brown: You mean murder?

Cornelius: Justice. Kill one pompous fool...

Gentleman Brown: Let's see now: You're out, he's in - and *he's* the fool?

Gentleman Brown: [to Cornelius] You have a natural talent for disaster! Try and improve yourself into an ordinary failure by keeping your mouth shut.

Gentleman Brown: [to Cornelius after breaking his liquor bottle with his sword] Drunk, you're useless... unreliable!

Schomberg: Sober he's the same.

Gentleman Brown: Now, where is this gold kept, is it guarded, if so, how, and by whom?

Cornelius: How do I know I can trust you?

Gentleman Brown: You don't know.

Cornelius: What do you think?

Schomberg: [shrugs] I'm a silent partner.

Cornelius: Then I suppose we'll have to take each other's word as gentlemen?

Gentleman Brown: [sighs] I suppose.

Gentleman Brown: [referring to Jim] I think his majesty had pretentions to heroism, a form of mental disease induced by vanity.