While to the claims of charity a man may yield and yet be free, to the claims of conformity no man may yield and remain free at all

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Charity Quotes, Freedom Quotes

God and other artists are always a little obscure.

God and other artists are always a little obscure.

The heart was made to be broken.

The heart was made to be broken.

Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.

Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.

Skepticism is the beginning of faith.

Skepticism is the beginning of faith.

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...

Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things...

Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things...

I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality...

I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality...

To give and not expect return, that is what lies at the heart of love.

To give and not expect return, that is what lies at the heart of love.

I can believe anything provided it is incredible.

I can believe anything provided it is incredible.

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

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

The security of Society lies in custom and unconscious instinct, and the basis of the...

The security of Society lies in custom and unconscious instinct, and the basis of the...

Nature is always behind the age

Nature is always behind the age

The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork - Oscar Wilde

The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork - Oscar Wilde

Nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude

Nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude

Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.

Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its...

The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its...

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask,...

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask,...

Reality is a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs.

Reality is a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs.

I hate that feeling when you go to bed knowing the next day you're going...

I hate that feeling when you go to bed knowing the next day you're going...

If we are too busy, if we are carried away every day by our projects,...

If we are too busy, if we are carried away every day by our projects,...

The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.

The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.