When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Gods Quotes, Prayer Quotes, Punishment Quotes

Crying is the refuge of plain women but the ruin of pretty ones.

Crying is the refuge of plain women but the ruin of pretty ones.

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it

Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it

The only way a woman can ever reform her husband is by boring him so...

The only way a woman can ever reform her husband is by boring him so...

It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to...

It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to...

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

Musical people always want one to be perfectly dumb at the very moment when one...

Musical people always want one to be perfectly dumb at the very moment when one...

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses...

Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses...

No, I am not at all cynical, I have merely got experience, which, however, is...

No, I am not at all cynical, I have merely got experience, which, however, is...

It takes a thoroughly good woman to do a thoroughly stupid thing

It takes a thoroughly good woman to do a thoroughly stupid thing

Hearts live by being wounded.

Hearts live by being wounded.

To regret one's own experiences is to arrest one's own development. To deny one's own...

To regret one's own experiences is to arrest one's own development. To deny one's own...

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances

It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances

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

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

So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is...

So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is...

Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.

Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.

Opportunities always look bigger going than coming

Opportunities always look bigger going than coming