Quote #15707
The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
Category Archives: Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891
Quote #10980
There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and...
Quote #6309
I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters,...
Quote #6310
I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better...
Quote #6311
I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex.
Quote #6314
The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray, and the advantage...
Quote #6376
I can believe anything, provided that it is quite incredible.
Quote #6377
Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes...
Quote #6378
Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest...
Quote #6379
There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel that no...