In the wild struggle for existance, we want to have something that endures, and so we fill our minds with rubbish and facts, in the silly hope of keeping our place.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Existence Quotes

To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.

To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it has...

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it has...

Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever,...

Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever,...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or...

It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or...

The only reward for love is the experience of loving.

The only reward for love is the experience of loving.

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always...

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always...

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and...

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and...

Who, being loved, is poor?

Who, being loved, is poor?

Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.

Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

Genius is born, not paid.

Genius is born, not paid.

It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take...

It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take...

Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut;...

Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut;...

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

The past is of no importance. The present is of no importance. It is with...

The past is of no importance. The present is of no importance. It is with...

In this bright future you can't forget your past.

In this bright future you can't forget your past.

The future influences the present just as much as the past.

The future influences the present just as much as the past.

The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to...

The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to...

To get up each morning with the resolve to be happy... is to set our...

To get up each morning with the resolve to be happy... is to set our...