There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Greed Quotes, Insecurity Quotes, Jelousy Quotes, Selfishness Quotes

All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.

All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

Friendship is far more tragic than love, it lasts longer.

Friendship is far more tragic than love, it lasts longer.

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

It (cricket) requires one to assume such indecent postures

It (cricket) requires one to assume such indecent postures

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family...

Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family...

Men marry because they are tired, women because they are curious; both are disappointed.

Men marry because they are tired, women because they are curious; both are disappointed.

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.

One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.

A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he...

A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he...

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses...

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses...

To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.

To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.

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...

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything.

The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything.

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it has...

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it has...

I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.

I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.

Women are made to be loved, not understood.

Women are made to be loved, not understood.

It is only the modern that ever becomes old-fashioned.

It is only the modern that ever becomes old-fashioned.