Oscar Wilde ( 10 of 342 )
A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. I read more
A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.
A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.
A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.
Bad artists always admire each others work.
Bad artists always admire each others work.
It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously.
It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously.
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.
One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.
Why was I born with such contemporaries?
Why was I born with such contemporaries?
The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.
The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.
If one tells the truth, one is sure sooner or later to be found out
If one tells the truth, one is sure sooner or later to be found out
The book of life begins with a man and a woman in a garden, and ends with Revelations.
The book of life begins with a man and a woman in a garden, and ends with Revelations.
