A man's very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels in the dust, and beats his breast, and tells all the sins of his life.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Life Quotes

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

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

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...

Who, being loved, is poor?

Who, being loved, is poor?

Until this moment, I never understood how hard it was to lose something you never...

Until this moment, I never understood how hard it was to lose something you never...

Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.

Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.

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

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

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...

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

God's eternal laws are kind-and break the heart of stone.

God's eternal laws are kind-and break the heart of stone.

Genius is born, not paid.

Genius is born, not paid.

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead.

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead.

I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take...

I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take...

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,...

Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art...

Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art...

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life;...

When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life;...

My wife and I no longer have anything in common but our differences.

My wife and I no longer have anything in common but our differences.

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.

Women are made to be loved, not understood.

Women are made to be loved, not understood.

Alas, I am dying beyond my means.

Alas, I am dying beyond my means.