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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Gods Quotes, Prayer Quotes, Punishment Quotes

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

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

The proper school to learn art is not life but art

The proper school to learn art is not life but art

Extravagance is the luxury of the poor; penury is the luxury of the rich

Extravagance is the luxury of the poor; penury is the luxury of the rich

The supreme object of life is to live. Few people live. It is true life...

The supreme object of life is to live. Few people live. It is true life...

A true friend stabs you in the front.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

Any preoccupation with ideas of what is right or wrong in conduct shows an arrested...

Any preoccupation with ideas of what is right or wrong in conduct shows an arrested...

She behaves as if she was beautiful. Most American women do. It is the secret...

She behaves as if she was beautiful. Most American women do. It is the secret...

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...

Anybody can be good in the country

Anybody can be good in the country

I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It...

I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It...

Hatred is blind, as well as love.

Hatred is blind, as well as love.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

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.

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.

All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art...

All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art...

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always...

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always...

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...

I think men are afraid to be with a successful woman, because we are terribly...

I think men are afraid to be with a successful woman, because we are terribly...

There is no occasion for women to consider themselves subordinate or inferior to man.

There is no occasion for women to consider themselves subordinate or inferior to man.

Will Hunting: Does this break the patient-doctor code? Sean Maguire: Only if you grab my...

Will Hunting: Does this break the patient-doctor code? Sean Maguire: Only if you grab my...