Oct 16, 1854 - Nov 30, 1900
was an Irish writer and poet
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Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions.
Faith makes all things possible.... love makes all things easy.
Extravagance is the luxury of the poor; penury is the luxury of the rich
Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.
To regret one's own experiences is to arrest one's own development. To deny one's own experiences is to put a lie into the lips of one's life. It is no less than a denial of the soul.
Experience is the name we give to our past mistakes
Ambition is the last refuge of failure.
This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.
Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.
Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.
The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork - Oscar Wilde
Love is not written on paper, for paper can be erased. Nor is it etched on stone, for stone can be broken. But it is inscribed on a heart and there it shall remain forever.
There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to love.
When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old, I know it is
I have nothing to declare except my genius.
I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It makes me far too conceited.
I just broke up with someone and the last thing she said to me was \'You'll never find anyone like me again!\' I'm thinking, \'I should hope not! If I don't want you, why would I want someone like you.\'
Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
I have made an important discovery... that alcohol, taken in sufficient quantities, produces all the effect of intoxication.
Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation
We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell
Why was I born with such contemporaries?
Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.
When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what world calls a romance.
Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.
One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything, except a good reputation.
One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching.
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others