The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Optimism Quotes

Football is all very well as a game for rough girls, but is hardly suitable...

Football is all very well as a game for rough girls, but is hardly suitable...

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally...

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally...

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when...

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when...

She is a peacock in everything but beauty

She is a peacock in everything but beauty

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...

Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.

Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.

Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they...

Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they...

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

There is no sin except stupidity.

There is no sin except stupidity.

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

Formerly we used to canonize our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarize them. Cheap...

Formerly we used to canonize our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarize them. Cheap...

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

I sometimes think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability

I sometimes think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability

One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should...

One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should...

The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its...

The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its...

How strange a thing this is! The Priest telleth me that the Soul is worth...

How strange a thing this is! The Priest telleth me that the Soul is worth...

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

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

That perfect tranquillity of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a...

That perfect tranquillity of life, which is nowhere to be found but in retreat, a...

We had good white friends who advised us against taking the war path. My friend...

We had good white friends who advised us against taking the war path. My friend...