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

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.

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.

Hear no evil, speak no evil - and you'll never be invited to a party

Hear no evil, speak no evil - and you'll never be invited to a party

He to whom the present is the only thing that is present, knows nothing of...

He to whom the present is the only thing that is present, knows nothing of...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.

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

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

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

Who, being loved, is poor?

Who, being loved, is poor?

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

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

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in...

It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in...

When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life;...

When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life;...

There is much to be said in favour of modern journalism. By giving us the...

There is much to be said in favour of modern journalism. By giving us the...

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...

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

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

And now, I am dying beyond my means.

And now, I am dying beyond my means.

If I had a rose for every time I thought of you, I'd walk through...

If I had a rose for every time I thought of you, I'd walk through...

Love recieved and love given comprise the best form of therapy

Love recieved and love given comprise the best form of therapy

For where there is true love, a man is neither out of measure lifted up...

For where there is true love, a man is neither out of measure lifted up...