Oscar Wilde ( 10 of 342 )
Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.
Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.
When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.
When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.
Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground
Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground
It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.
It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.
True friends stab you in the front.
True friends stab you in the front.
In all pointed sentences some degree of accuracy must be sacrificed to conciseness.
In all pointed sentences some degree of accuracy must be sacrificed to conciseness.
Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.
Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.
I can sympathize with everything, except suffering.
I can sympathize with everything, except suffering.
To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance.
To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance.
The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life. And the body is born young read more
The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life. And the body is born young and grows old. That is life's tragedy.