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

An ordinary man away from home giving advice.

An ordinary man away from home giving advice.

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

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...

It is exactly because a man cannot do a thing that he is a proper...

It is exactly because a man cannot do a thing that he is a proper...

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...

I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance

I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know...

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know...

It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or...

It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or...

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal.

Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal.

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment...

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment...

It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about nowadays saying things against one, behind...

It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about nowadays saying things against one, behind...

I like men who have a future and women who have a past

I like men who have a future and women who have a past

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love: it is the faithless...

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love: it is the faithless...

A pessimist is somebody who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks.

A pessimist is somebody who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead.

I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead.

Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality

Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality

It's none of my business what people say about me.

It's none of my business what people say about me.

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit...

Scandal is what one half of the world takes pleasure inventing, and the other half...

Scandal is what one half of the world takes pleasure inventing, and the other half...