The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Optimism Quotes

I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old...

I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old...

It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in...

It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in...

Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it...

Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it...

All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.

All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.

With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a...

With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a...

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.

Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.

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...

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go

Popularity is the one insult I have never suffered.

Popularity is the one insult I have never suffered.

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.

I have nothing to declare but my genius.

I have nothing to declare but my genius.

We can have in life but one great experience at best, and the secret of...

We can have in life but one great experience at best, and the secret of...

The final mystery is oneself.

The final mystery is oneself.

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

Insincerity is merely a method by which we can multiply our personalities

Insincerity is merely a method by which we can multiply our personalities

When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with...

When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with...

Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.