A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to…

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

True friends stab you in the front.

True friends stab you in the front.

Marriage is not a word; it is a sentence

Marriage is not a word; it is a sentence

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live; it is asking others to live...

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live; it is asking others to live...

Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.

Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.

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...

Children have a natural antipathy to books - handicraft should be the basis of education....

Children have a natural antipathy to books - handicraft should be the basis of education....

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...

Genius is born, not paid.

Genius is born, not paid.

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.

Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.

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

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

You know what a woman's curiosity is.

You know what a woman's curiosity is.

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...

If one tells the truth, one is sure sooner or later to be found out

If one tells the truth, one is sure sooner or later to be found out

Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.

Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go

Pleasure is Nature's test, her sign of approval. When man is happy, he is in...

Pleasure is Nature's test, her sign of approval. When man is happy, he is in...

There's one thing that everybody wants to feel: to be loved, without seemingly begging for...

There's one thing that everybody wants to feel: to be loved, without seemingly begging for...

Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of...

Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of...

Happiness is not pleasure, it is victory.

Happiness is not pleasure, it is victory.