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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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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...

A misanthrope I can understand - a womanthrope never

A misanthrope I can understand - a womanthrope never

Each of the professions means a prejudice. The necessity for a career forces every one...

Each of the professions means a prejudice. The necessity for a career forces every one...

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than...

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than...

Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless,...

Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless,...

If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to...

If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to...

Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It...

Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It...

I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives....

I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives....

There is luxury in self reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else...

There is luxury in self reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else...

There is no sin except stupidity.

There is no sin except stupidity.

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...

I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality...

I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality...

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...

It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will...

It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will...

If there is anything in the world more annoying than having people talk about you,...

If there is anything in the world more annoying than having people talk about you,...

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my...

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my...

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying.

Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying.

Change is never easy. You fight to hold on. You fight to let go.

Change is never easy. You fight to hold on. You fight to let go.

Change is the essence of life.Be willing to surrender what you are for what you...

Change is the essence of life.Be willing to surrender what you are for what you...