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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Death Quotes, Sacrifice Quotes, Truth Quotes

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

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

She behaves as if she was beautiful. Most American women do. It is the secret...

She behaves as if she was beautiful. Most American women do. It is the secret...

I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.

I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.

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...

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...

We can have in life but one great experience at best, and the secret of...

We can have in life but one great experience at best, and the secret of...

A man's very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels...

A man's very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels...

Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing.

Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing.

His morality is all sympathy, just what morality should be

His morality is all sympathy, just what morality should be

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

Ambition is the last refuge of failure.

Ambition is the last refuge of failure.

I have nothing to declare but my genius.

I have nothing to declare but my genius.

Popularity is the one insult I have never suffered.

Popularity is the one insult I have never suffered.

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

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

While to the claims of charity a man may yield and yet be free, to...

While to the claims of charity a man may yield and yet be free, to...

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;...

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage...

Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage...

Over and over again mediocrity is promoted because real worth isn't to be found.

Over and over again mediocrity is promoted because real worth isn't to be found.

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.