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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation

Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation

The strength of women comes from the fact that psychology cannot explain us. Men can...

The strength of women comes from the fact that psychology cannot explain us. Men can...

It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances

It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances

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...

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

By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.

By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.

One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should...

One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should...

Simplicity is Beauty and Beauty is simplicity, nothing more, nothing less.

Simplicity is Beauty and Beauty is simplicity, nothing more, nothing less.

And he goes through life, his mouth open, and his mind closed.

And he goes through life, his mouth open, and his mind closed.

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

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

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

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

My great mistake, the fault for which I can't forgive myself, is that one day...

My great mistake, the fault for which I can't forgive myself, is that one day...

Beauty is a form of genius - is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs...

Beauty is a form of genius - is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs...

There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to...

There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to...

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of...

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of...

You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you...

You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you...

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

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

How strange a thing this is! The Priest telleth me that the Soul is worth...

How strange a thing this is! The Priest telleth me that the Soul is worth...

Communism is like one big phone company.

Communism is like one big phone company.

Each Day Is A Brand New Opportunity To Be Jesus To The World.