Oscar Wilde ( 10 of 342 )
I don't like compliments, and I don't see why a man should think he is pleasing a woman enormously when read more
I don't like compliments, and I don't see why a man should think he is pleasing a woman enormously when he says to her a whole heap of things that he doesn't mean
It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution
It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution
Faith makes all things possible.... love makes all things easy.
Faith makes all things possible.... love makes all things easy.
Women love us for our defects. If we have enough of them, they will forgive us everything, even our gigantic read more
Women love us for our defects. If we have enough of them, they will forgive us everything, even our gigantic intellects.
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.
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?
I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.
I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
People who count their chickens before they are hatched, act very wisely, because chickens run about so absurdly that it read more
People who count their chickens before they are hatched, act very wisely, because chickens run about so absurdly that it is impossible to count them accurately
Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing.
Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing.
