Oscar Wilde ( 10 of 342 )
One kiss breaches the distance between friendship and love
One kiss breaches the distance between friendship and love
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?
When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.
When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.
Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing.
Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing.
We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell
We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.
The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.
What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do, is to revive the old read more
What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do, is to revive the old art of Lying.
I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.
I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.
