An optimist will tell you the glass is half-full; the pessimist, half-empty; and the engineer will tell you the glass is twice the size it needs to be.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances

It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances

Skepticism is the beginning of faith.

Skepticism is the beginning of faith.

Comfort is the only thing our civilization can give us.

Comfort is the only thing our civilization can give us.

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...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution

Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it...

Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it...

The only real people are the people who never existed

The only real people are the people who never existed

Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation.

Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation.

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...

London is full of women who trust their husbands. One can always recognize them. They...

London is full of women who trust their husbands. One can always recognize them. They...

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know...

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know...

Nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude

Nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude

My great mistake, the fault for which I can't forgive myself, is that one day...

My great mistake, the fault for which I can't forgive myself, is that one day...

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

It is exactly because a man cannot do a thing that he is a proper...

It is exactly because a man cannot do a thing that he is a proper...

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value...

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value...

I think there ought to be a club in which preachers and journalists could come...

I think there ought to be a club in which preachers and journalists could come...

Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration...

Life is not an easy matter... You cannot live through it without falling into frustration...

Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you...

Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you...