Whenever cannibals are on the brink of starvation, Heaven, in its infinite mercy, sends them a nice plump missionary

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Heaven Quotes

Pleasure is Nature's test, her sign of approval. When man is happy, he is in...

Pleasure is Nature's test, her sign of approval. When man is happy, he is in...

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived

Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived

The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what...

The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what...

I have nothing to declare except my genuis.

I have nothing to declare except my genuis.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

When good Americans die they go to Paris.

When good Americans die they go to Paris.

Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.

Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When...

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When...

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

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

It (cricket) requires one to assume such indecent postures

It (cricket) requires one to assume such indecent postures

Everything popular is wrong.

Everything popular is wrong.

Young people, nowadays, imagine that money is everything, and when they grow older, they know...

Young people, nowadays, imagine that money is everything, and when they grow older, they know...

I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But...

I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But...

Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut;...

Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut;...

Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great...

Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great...

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

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

The traveller's-eye view of men and women is not satisfying. A man might spend his...

The traveller's-eye view of men and women is not satisfying. A man might spend his...

When you meet anything that's going to be human and isn't yet, or used to...

When you meet anything that's going to be human and isn't yet, or used to...

The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is...

The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is...