Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Illusions Quotes, Pleasure Quotes

History is merely gossip

History is merely gossip

Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.

Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.

The security of Society lies in custom and unconscious instinct, and the basis of the...

The security of Society lies in custom and unconscious instinct, and the basis of the...

To give and not expect return, that is what lies at the heart of love.

To give and not expect return, that is what lies at the heart of love.

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...

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

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

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

True friends stab you in the front.

True friends stab you in the front.

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...

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always...

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always...

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far...

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far...

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

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

I can sympathize with everything, except suffering.

I can sympathize with everything, except suffering.

Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat

Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat

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

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

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...

Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art...

Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art...

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

These are the tears The tears we shed This is the fear ~~...

These are the tears ~~ The tears we shed ~~ This is the fear ~~...

This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you

This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.