Oscar Wilde ( 10 of 342 )
A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It would be horribly selfish if read more
A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It would be horribly selfish if it wanted all the other flowers in the garden to be both red and roses.
A sentimentalist is simply one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it.
A sentimentalist is simply one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it.
Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.
Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.
Moderation is a fatal thing: nothing succeeds like excess.
Moderation is a fatal thing: nothing succeeds like excess.
I have made an important discovery... that alcohol, taken in sufficient quantities, produces all the effect of intoxication.
I have made an important discovery... that alcohol, taken in sufficient quantities, produces all the effect of intoxication.
The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.
The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.
As long as war is regarded as wicked it will always have its fascinations. When it is looked upon as read more
As long as war is regarded as wicked it will always have its fascinations. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.
Always forgive your enemies--nothing annoys them so much.
Always forgive your enemies--nothing annoys them so much.
America has been discovered before, but it has always been hushed up.
America has been discovered before, but it has always been hushed up.
Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.
Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.