Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless, and cannot

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Men And Women Quotes

Skepticism is the beginning of faith.

Skepticism is the beginning of faith.

Religion is the fashionable substitute for belief

Religion is the fashionable substitute for belief

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

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

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...

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...

Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of...

Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of...

It (cricket) requires one to assume such indecent postures

It (cricket) requires one to assume such indecent postures

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

All trials are trials for one's life, just as all sentences are sentences of death.

All trials are trials for one's life, just as all sentences are sentences of death.

Life is too important to be taken seriously.

Life is too important to be taken seriously.

Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.

Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.

While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the...

While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the...

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance.

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance.

Nature is always behind the age

Nature is always behind the age

In America, the young are always ready to give to those older than themselves the...

In America, the young are always ready to give to those older than themselves the...

Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground

Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground

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,...

If people don't like me for whatever I do, for being me, then that's too...

If people don't like me for whatever I do, for being me, then that's too...

Sometimes you need to step outside, clear your head and remind yourself of who you...

Sometimes you need to step outside, clear your head and remind yourself of who you...