The face of the enemy frightens me only when I see how much it resembles me

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.

Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.

An ordinary man away from home giving advice.

An ordinary man away from home giving advice.

Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that...

Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that...

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,...

Men become old, but they never become good

Men become old, but they never become good

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...

One should never trust a woman who tells her real age. If she tells that,...

One should never trust a woman who tells her real age. If she tells that,...

There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel that no one...

There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel that no one...

In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs forever and ever.

In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs forever and ever.

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far...

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far...

The security of Society lies in custom and unconscious instinct, and the basis of the...

The security of Society lies in custom and unconscious instinct, and the basis of the...

My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's

My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

Hatred is blind, as well as love.

Hatred is blind, as well as love.

Twenty years of romance makes a woman look like a ruin; but twenty years of...

Twenty years of romance makes a woman look like a ruin; but twenty years of...

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

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...

There comes a time when deceit and defiance must be seen for what they are....

There comes a time when deceit and defiance must be seen for what they are....

The man creates a pseudonym and hides behind it like a worm

The man creates a pseudonym and hides behind it like a worm

Nothing spoils a romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman.

Nothing spoils a romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman.

I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It...

I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It...