Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Awareness Quotes, Reality Quotes, Self Quotes, Truth Quotes

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

There is no such thing as a good influence. Because to influence a person is...

There is no such thing as a good influence. Because to influence a person is...

His morality is all sympathy, just what morality should be

His morality is all sympathy, just what morality should be

Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It...

Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It...

Men always want to be a woman's first love. That is their clumsy vanity. We...

Men always want to be a woman's first love. That is their clumsy vanity. We...

Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob

Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

Literature always anticipates life. It does not copy it, but moulds it to its purpose....

Literature always anticipates life. It does not copy it, but moulds it to its purpose....

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

The sign of a Philistine age is the cry of immorality against art.

The sign of a Philistine age is the cry of immorality against art.

The intellect is not a serious thing, and never has been. It is an instrument...

The intellect is not a serious thing, and never has been. It is an instrument...

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything. Except what is worth knowing. Journalism,...

The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything. Except what is worth knowing. Journalism,...

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know...

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know...

If there is anything in the world more annoying than having people talk about you,...

If there is anything in the world more annoying than having people talk about you,...

Most men and women are forced to perform parts for which they have no qualification.

Most men and women are forced to perform parts for which they have no qualification.

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

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

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

Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead.

Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be...

You never really know someone until you have been their friend.

You never really know someone until you have been their friend.