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

How marriage ruins a man! It is as demoralizing as cigarettes, and far more expensive.

How marriage ruins a man! It is as demoralizing as cigarettes, and far more expensive.

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...

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...

Until this moment, I never understood how hard it was to lose something you never...

Until this moment, I never understood how hard it was to lose something you never...

Seriousness is the last refuge of the shallow.

Seriousness is the last refuge of the shallow.

Nature is always behind the age

Nature is always behind the age

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people...

If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people...

A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love...

A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love...

I am not young enough to know everything.

I am not young enough to know everything.

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own...

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own...

Only the shallow know themselves.

Only the shallow know themselves.

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...

To get back to my youth I would do anything in the world, except take...

To get back to my youth I would do anything in the world, except take...

Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see, if one plays good music,...

Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see, if one plays good music,...

In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the...

In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the...

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

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

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...

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

The only true gift is a portion of yourself.

Never love someone who doesn't love you

Never love someone who doesn't love you