Maxioms by Oscar Wilde
Ambition is the last refuge of failure.
Ambition is the last refuge of failure.
Good taste is the excuse I've always given for leading such a bad life.
Good taste is the excuse I've always given for leading such a bad life.
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?
If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. read more
If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism.
Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.
Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.
