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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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How else but through a broken heart may Lord Christ enter in?

How else but through a broken heart may Lord Christ enter in?

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

Marriage is the one subject on which all women agree and all men disagree

Marriage is the one subject on which all women agree and all men disagree

People who count their chickens before they are hatched, act very wisely, because chickens run...

People who count their chickens before they are hatched, act very wisely, because chickens run...

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;...

In America, the young are always ready to give to those older than themselves the...

In America, the young are always ready to give to those older than themselves the...

Religion is the fashionable substitute for belief

Religion is the fashionable substitute for belief

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...

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists...

Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists...

Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying.

Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying.

The aim of love is to love: no more, and no less.

The aim of love is to love: no more, and no less.

Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

Vulgarity is the conduct of other people, just as falsehoods are the truths of other...

Vulgarity is the conduct of other people, just as falsehoods are the truths of other...

History is merely gossip

History is merely gossip

It is through¦ Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid...

It is through¦ Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid...

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....

I don't think of myself as a poor, deprived ghetto girl who made good. I...

I don't think of myself as a poor, deprived ghetto girl who made good. I...

I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid...

I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid...