The face of the enemy frightens me only when I see how much it resembles me

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.

Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.

The final mystery is oneself.

The final mystery is oneself.

Twenty years of romance makes a woman look like a ruin; but twenty years of...

Twenty years of romance makes a woman look like a ruin; but twenty years of...

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

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;...

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

Ambition is the last refuge of failure.

Ambition is the last refuge of failure.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live; it is asking others to live...

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live; it is asking others to live...

Hearts live by being wounded.

Hearts live by being wounded.

There are two ways of disliking poetry; one way is to dislike it, the other...

There are two ways of disliking poetry; one way is to dislike it, the other...

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.

The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.

I sometimes think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability

I sometimes think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability

Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the worlds...

Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the worlds...

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

We can understand almost anything, but we can't understand how we understand

We can understand almost anything, but we can't understand how we understand

There is only one thing more painful than learning from experience and that is not...

There is only one thing more painful than learning from experience and that is not...