Oscar Wilde ( 10 of 342 )
The sick do not ask if the hand that smoothes their pillow is pure, nor the dying care if the read more
The sick do not ask if the hand that smoothes their pillow is pure, nor the dying care if the lips that touch their brow have known the kiss of sin.
I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about.
I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about.
One kiss breaches the distance between friendship and love
One kiss breaches the distance between friendship and love
Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.
Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.
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?
The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action
The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action
It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.
It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.
The one charm about marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties.
The one charm about marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties.
A pessimist is an optimist with experience
A pessimist is an optimist with experience
