Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists of us all.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Conscience Quotes, Egotism Quotes, Sin Quotes, Vanity Quotes

Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us;...

Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us;...

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...

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is...

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is...

Hear no evil, speak no evil - and you'll never be invited to a party

Hear no evil, speak no evil - and you'll never be invited to a party

The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.

The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.

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

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

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...

An ordinary man away from home giving advice.

An ordinary man away from home giving advice.

An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.

An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.

Skepticism is the beginning of faith.

Skepticism is the beginning of faith.

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...

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

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

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

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

Nothing spoils a romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman

Nothing spoils a romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman

Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.

Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.

If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem...

If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem...

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 world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is...

The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is...

Finding answers in God isn't one way, it's the only way.

Finding answers in God isn't one way, it's the only way.

The place where optimism flourishes most is the lunatic asylum

The place where optimism flourishes most is the lunatic asylum