The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Optimism Quotes

And now, I am dying beyond my means.

And now, I am dying beyond my means.

Skepticism is the beginning of faith.

Skepticism is the beginning of faith.

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

In America, the young are always ready to give to those older than themselves the...

In America, the young are always ready to give to those older than themselves the...

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead.

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead.

True friends stab you in the front.

True friends stab you in the front.

There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel that no one...

There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel that no one...

The world has been made by fools that men should live in it

The world has been made by fools that men should live in it

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that,...

It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that,...

It's beauty that captures your attention; personality which captures your heart.

It's beauty that captures your attention; personality which captures your heart.

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...

It is only the modern that ever becomes old fashioned.

It is only the modern that ever becomes old fashioned.

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

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

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.

Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.

Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.

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

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

The world is divided into two classes, those who believe the incredible, and those who...

The world is divided into two classes, those who believe the incredible, and those who...