Oscar Wilde ( 10 of 342 )
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.
If there was less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world.
If there was less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world.
Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct: What they like is to read more
Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct: What they like is to be a man's last romance.
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
It often happens that the real tragedies of life occur in such an inartistic manner that they hurt us by read more
It often happens that the real tragedies of life occur in such an inartistic manner that they hurt us by their crude violence, their absolute incoherence, their absurd want of meaning, their entire lack of style.
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always so occupied with being jealous read more
Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always so occupied with being jealous of other women's husbands.
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates read more
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
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
I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.
I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.
