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

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

Thinking is the most unhealthy thing in the world, and people die of it just...

Thinking is the most unhealthy thing in the world, and people die of it just...

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well...

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well...

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask,...

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask,...

True love is like a pair of socks: you gotta have two and they've gotta...

True love is like a pair of socks: you gotta have two and they've gotta...

We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell

We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell

The heart was made to be broken.

The heart was made to be broken.

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

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

I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and...

I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and...

Biography lends to death a new terror.

Biography lends to death a new terror.

God and other artists are always a little obscure.

God and other artists are always a little obscure.

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...

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

To become a spectator of one's own life is to escape the suffering of life.

To become a spectator of one's own life is to escape the suffering of life.

Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.

Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.

There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called...

There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called...

The secret of a happy marriage remains a secret.

The secret of a happy marriage remains a secret.

A man does not buy his wife a fur coat to keep her warm, but...

A man does not buy his wife a fur coat to keep her warm, but...

In investing money the amount of interest you want should depend on whether you want...

In investing money the amount of interest you want should depend on whether you want...