It was the passions about whose origin we deceived ourselves that tyrannized most strongly over us. Our weakest motives were those of whose nature we were conscious. It often happened that when we thought we were experimenting on others we…

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Passion Quotes

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...

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art...

All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art...

Music makes one feel so romantic - at least it always gets on one's nerves...

Music makes one feel so romantic - at least it always gets on one's nerves...

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my...

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my...

I can resist everything except temptation.

I can resist everything except temptation.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

There is only one real tragedy in a woman's life. The fact that her past...

There is only one real tragedy in a woman's life. The fact that her past...

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when...

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when...

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 put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my...

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my...

It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to...

It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to...

Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.

Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.

The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.

The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The tendency to claim God as an ally for our partisan value and ends is...

The tendency to claim God as an ally for our partisan value and ends is...

In the history of mankind, fanaticism has caused more harm than vice

In the history of mankind, fanaticism has caused more harm than vice

To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible...

To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible...

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual