Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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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...

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...

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and...

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and...

Don't give a woman advice: one should never give a woman anything she can't wear...

Don't give a woman advice: one should never give a woman anything she can't wear...

There is something terribly morbid in the modern sympathy with pain. One should sympathise with...

There is something terribly morbid in the modern sympathy with pain. One should sympathise with...

It takes a thoroughly good woman to do a thoroughly stupid thing

It takes a thoroughly good woman to do a thoroughly stupid thing

One should never trust a woman who tells her real age. If she tells that,...

One should never trust a woman who tells her real age. If she tells that,...

All great ideas are dangerous.

All great ideas are dangerous.

Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.

Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.

These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

Skepticism is the beginning of faith.

Skepticism is the beginning of faith.

It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.

It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

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...

Formerly we used to canonize our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarize them. Cheap...

Formerly we used to canonize our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarize them. Cheap...

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love: it is the faithless...

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love: it is the faithless...

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,...

I dont think there are any men who are faithful to their wives.

I dont think there are any men who are faithful to their wives.

You say to me - wards your affection's strong; Pray love me little, so you...

You say to me - wards your affection's strong; Pray love me little, so you...

The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.

The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.