Maxioms by Oscar Wilde
Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art far more than art imitates read more
Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art far more than art imitates life
Rich bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier than others.
Rich bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier than others.
And thus we rust Life's iron chain Degraded and alone: And some men curse, and some men weep, read more
And thus we rust Life's iron chain Degraded and alone: And some men curse, and some men weep, And some men make no moan: But God's eternal Laws are kind And break the heart of stone. And every human heart that breaks, In prison-cell or yard, Is as that broken box that gave Its treasure to the Lord, And filled the unclean leper's house With the scent of costliest nard. Ah! happy they whose hearts can break And peace of pardon win! How else may man make straight his plan And cleanse his soul from sin? How else but through a broken heart May Lord Christ enter in?
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.
Biography lends to death a new terror.
Biography lends to death a new terror.
