Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Comfort is the only thing our civilization can give us.

Comfort is the only thing our civilization can give us.

Put your talent into your work, but your genius into your life

Put your talent into your work, but your genius into your life

Experience is the name we give to our past mistakes

Experience is the name we give to our past mistakes

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

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

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

The face of the enemy frightens me only when I see how much it resembles...

The face of the enemy frightens me only when I see how much it resembles...

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than...

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than...

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

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 have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.

I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment...

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment...

I welcome this opportunity of pricking the bloated bladder of lies with the poniard of...

I welcome this opportunity of pricking the bloated bladder of lies with the poniard of...

I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives....

I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives....

An optimist will tell you the glass is half-full; the pessimist, half-empty; and the engineer...

An optimist will tell you the glass is half-full; the pessimist, half-empty; and the engineer...

Strive for perfection in everything you do. Take the best that exists and make it...

Strive for perfection in everything you do. Take the best that exists and make it...

Video games are engineered now, but the step I am trying to take, no one...

Video games are engineered now, but the step I am trying to take, no one...

You get fifteen Democrats in a room, and you get twenty opinions

You get fifteen Democrats in a room, and you get twenty opinions

The future hasn't happened yet and the past is gone. So I think the only...

The future hasn't happened yet and the past is gone. So I think the only...

Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom

Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom