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Oscar Wilde
Result Navigation: [ 1 | 2 ] One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should be judged. Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you. Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go. The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world it's own shame. The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read. The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything. The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. The proper basis for marriage is mutual misunderstanding. The wallpaper and I are having a duel to the death. One of us will have to go. There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating -- people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing. There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about. To exercise power costs effort and demands courage. That is why so many fail to assert rights to which they are perfectly entitled -- because a right is a kind of power but they are too lazy or too cowardly to exercise it. The virtues which cloak these faults are called patience and forbearance. To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance. True friends stab you in the front. When people agree with me I always feel that I must be wrong. Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do.  Jump To: [ About Us | Links | Daily Quote | Recent Addition | Mail Webmaster | Home ] | |||
