It was the passions about whose origin we deceived ourselves that tyrannized most strongly over us. Our weakest motives were those of whose nature we were conscious. It often happened that when we thought we were experimenting on others we…

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Passion Quotes

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is...

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is...

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is...

So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is...

Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation

Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation

A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love...

A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love...

From the point of view of literature Mr. Kipling is a genius who drops his...

From the point of view of literature Mr. Kipling is a genius who drops his...

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

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 am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.

I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.

Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

She...can talk brillantly upon any subject provided she knows nothing about it.

She...can talk brillantly upon any subject provided she knows nothing about it.

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,...

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...

You know what a woman's curiosity is.

You know what a woman's curiosity is.

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she...

As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she...

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

True friends stab you in the front.

True friends stab you in the front.

Its funny how; The one person you'd take a bullet for...Tends to always be the...

Its funny how; The one person you'd take a bullet for...Tends to always be the...

Wow, some people change very quickly. They become backstabbing and rude. I don't need you...

Wow, some people change very quickly. They become backstabbing and rude. I don't need you...

There are friends, there is family and then there are friends that become family.

There are friends, there is family and then there are friends that become family.

Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will...

Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will...

True friends are always there for you. Fake friends only appear when they need something...

True friends are always there for you. Fake friends only appear when they need something...