Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: History Quotes, Obedience Quotes

I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But...

I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But...

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,...

Everything popular is wrong.

Everything popular is wrong.

And he goes through life, his mouth open, and his mind closed.

And he goes through life, his mouth open, and his mind closed.

His morality is all sympathy, just what morality should be

His morality is all sympathy, just what morality should be

Any preoccupation with ideas of what is right or wrong in conduct shows an arrested...

Any preoccupation with ideas of what is right or wrong in conduct shows an arrested...

Friendship is far more tragic than love, it lasts longer.

Friendship is far more tragic than love, it lasts longer.

Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is...

Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is...

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

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...

We degenerate into hideous puppets, haunted by the memory of the passions of which we...

We degenerate into hideous puppets, haunted by the memory of the passions of which we...

There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else...

There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else...

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

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.

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...

An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him.

An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him.

Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.

Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.

Realize that ultimate success comes from opportunistic, bold move which by definition, cannot be planned.

Realize that ultimate success comes from opportunistic, bold move which by definition, cannot be planned.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.