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: Reality Quotes, Self Awareness Quotes, Truth Quotes

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

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

Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.

It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.

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...

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...

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...

I welcome this opportunity of pricking the bloated bladder of lies with the poniard of...

I welcome this opportunity of pricking the bloated bladder of lies with the poniard of...

Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us...

Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us...

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.

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment...

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment...

I have made an important discovery... that alcohol, taken in sufficient quantities, produces all the...

I have made an important discovery... that alcohol, taken in sufficient quantities, produces all the...

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

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...

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

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

I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead.

I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead.

A man who moralizes is usually a hypocrite, and a woman who moralizes is invariably...

A man who moralizes is usually a hypocrite, and a woman who moralizes is invariably...

Religion is the fashionable substitute for belief

Religion is the fashionable substitute for belief

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

Excess of meats bringeth sickness

Excess of meats bringeth sickness

The desire for power in excess caused angels to fall; the desire for knowledge in...

The desire for power in excess caused angels to fall; the desire for knowledge in...

The problem with winter sports is that, follow me closely here, they generally take place...

The problem with winter sports is that, follow me closely here, they generally take place...

Whatever you do, do it in moderation

Whatever you do, do it in moderation

Our culture tends to label everybody and everything either a success or a failure, a...

Our culture tends to label everybody and everything either a success or a failure, a...