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Abraham Lincoln: I am for...

Abraham Lincoln: I am for...

I am for those means which will give the greatest good to the greatest number.

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Abraham Lincoln: Marriage is neither...

Abraham Lincoln: Marriage is neither...

Marriage is neither heaven nor hell; it is simply purgatory.

Source: In Webster's...

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Abraham Lincoln: When I hear...

Abraham Lincoln: When I hear...

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.

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Abraham Lincoln: Do not destroy...

Abraham Lincoln: Do not destroy...

Do not destroy that immortal emblem of humanity, the Declaration of Independence.

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Abraham Lincoln: I never had...

Abraham Lincoln: I never had...

I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.

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Abraham Lincoln: It is difficult...

Abraham Lincoln: It is difficult...

It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels he is worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who...

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Benjamin Franklin: He that waits...

Benjamin Franklin: He that waits...

He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner.

Source: In Correct Quotes...

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Oscar Wilde: One should always...

Oscar Wilde: One should always...

One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.

Source: In...

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Oscar Wilde: The basis of...

Oscar Wilde: The basis of...

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

Source: Lord Henry, in The Picture of Dorian...

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Oscar Wilde: What a fuss...

Oscar Wilde: What a fuss...

What a fuss people make about fidelity! Why, even in love it is purely a question for physiology. It has nothing to do...

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Oscar Wilde: Men marry because...

Oscar Wilde: Men marry because...

Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed.

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Oscar Wilde: A man who...

Oscar Wilde: A man who...

A man who can dominate a London dinner table can dominate the world. The future belongs to the dandy. It is the...

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Oscar Wilde: When a man...

Oscar Wilde: When a man...

When a man has once loved a woman, he will do anything for her, except continue to love...

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Oscar Wilde: Do you really...

Oscar Wilde: Do you really...

Do you really think, Arthur, that it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible...

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Oscar Wilde: Yes, I am...

Oscar Wilde: Yes, I am...

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to the growth of...

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Oscar Wilde: In matters of...

Oscar Wilde: In matters of...

In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.

Source:...

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Oscar Wilde: The good ended...

Oscar Wilde: The good ended...

The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what Fiction means.

Source:...

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Oscar Wilde: Women represent the...

Oscar Wilde: Women represent the...

Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of mind over...

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Oscar Wilde: Democracy means simply...

Oscar Wilde: Democracy means simply...

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

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Oscar Wilde: Starvation, and not...

Oscar Wilde: Starvation, and not...

Starvation, and not sin, is the parent of modern crime.

Source: The Soul of Man...

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