The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life.
chandanahas quoted2 years ago
All thought is immoral. Its very essence is destruction. If you think of anything, you kill it. Nothing survives being thought of
shroukdannyhas quoted3 years ago
Children begin by loving their parents. After a time they judge them. Rarely if ever do they forgive them
Bardolatorhas quoted9 months ago
MRS. ALLONBY. I have still the mask.
LORD ILLINGWORTH. It makes your eyes lovelier.
Bardolatorhas quotedlast year
Women are pictures. Men are problems. If you want to know what a woman really means - which, by the way, is always a dangerous thing to do - look at her, don't listen to her.
kristinarusinahas quoted2 years ago
LORD ILLINGWORTH. The world is simply divided into two classes - those who believe the incredible, like the public - and those who do the improbable - MRS. ALLONBY. Like yourself? LORD ILLINGWORTH. Yes; I am always astonishing myself. It is the only thing that makes life worth living.
kristinarusinahas quoted2 years ago
, duty is what one expects from others, it is not what one does oneself.
kristinarusinahas quoted2 years ago
and after a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations.
kristinarusinahas quoted2 years ago
He should persistently compromise us in public, and treat us with absolute respect when we are alone