Oscar Wilde ( 10 of 342 )
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to read more
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.
I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality was so fascinating that, if read more
I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality was so fascinating that, if I allowed it to do so, it would absorb my whole nature, my whole soul, my very art itself.
Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them
Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them
In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.
In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.
Whenever cannibals are on the brink of starvation, Heaven, in its infinite mercy, sends them a nice plump missionary
Whenever cannibals are on the brink of starvation, Heaven, in its infinite mercy, sends them a nice plump missionary
What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise
What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise
When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That read more
When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what world calls a romance.
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.