A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Death Quotes, Sacrifice Quotes, Truth Quotes

In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the...

In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the...

We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.

We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.

Charity creates a multitude of sins.

Charity creates a multitude of sins.

How marriage ruins a man! It is as demoralizing as cigarettes, and far more expensive.

How marriage ruins a man! It is as demoralizing as cigarettes, and far more expensive.

The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.

The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.

People who count their chickens before they are hatched, act very wisely, because chickens run...

People who count their chickens before they are hatched, act very wisely, because chickens run...

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

Bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier...

Bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier...

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can...

The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can...

I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair...

I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair...

I adore political parties. They are the only place left to us where people don't...

I adore political parties. They are the only place left to us where people don't...

No man is rich enough to buy back his past.

No man is rich enough to buy back his past.

Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead...

Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead...

A man's very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels...

A man's very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels...

True friends stab you in the front.

True friends stab you in the front.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

Alas, I am dying beyond my means.

Alas, I am dying beyond my means.

When good Americans die they go to Paris.

When good Americans die they go to Paris.