Only the shallow know themselves.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Self Knowledge Quotes

A mans face is his autobiography. A women's face is her work of fiction.

A mans face is his autobiography. A women's face is her work of fiction.

In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs for ever and ever

In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs for ever and ever

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...

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

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

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

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

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

I can believe anything as long as it is incredible

I can believe anything as long as it is incredible

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...

The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happily married life.

The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happily married life.

Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.

Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.

The man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world.

The man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world.

In the wild struggle for existance, we want to have something that endures, and so...

In the wild struggle for existance, we want to have something that endures, and so...

Authority is quite degrading

Authority is quite degrading

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

The security of Society lies in custom and unconscious instinct, and the basis of the...

The security of Society lies in custom and unconscious instinct, and the basis of the...

Intelligence is the wife, imagination is the mistress, memory is the servant.

Intelligence is the wife, imagination is the mistress, memory is the servant.

Every reader should remember the diffidence of Socrates, and repair by his candour the injuries...

Every reader should remember the diffidence of Socrates, and repair by his candour the injuries...