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Oscar Wilde: Few parents nowadays...

Oscar Wilde: Few parents nowadays...

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old-fashioned respect for the young is...

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Oscar Wilde: A damsel is...

Oscar Wilde: A damsel is...

A damsel is a genius in the daytime and a beauty at night.

Source: In Webster's...

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William Shakespeare: Nature that made...

William Shakespeare: Nature that made...

Nature that made thee, with herself at strife,
Saith that the world hath ending with thy...

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George Bernard Shaw: A child hasn't...

George Bernard Shaw: A child hasn't...

A child hasn't a grown-up person's appetite for affection. A little of it goes a long way with them; and they like a...

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George Bernard Shaw: A gentleman is...

George Bernard Shaw: A gentleman is...

A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.

Source: In The...

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George Bernard Shaw: A man's interest...

George Bernard Shaw: A man's interest...

A man's interest in the world is only the overflow from his interest in himself. When you are a child your vessel is...

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George Bernard Shaw: He who has...

George Bernard Shaw: He who has...

He who has never hoped can never despair.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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George Bernard Shaw: Leisure may be...

George Bernard Shaw: Leisure may be...

Leisure may be defined as free activity, labor as compulsory activity. Leisure does what it likes, labor does what it...

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George Bernard Shaw: The British churchgoer...

George Bernard Shaw: The British churchgoer...

The British churchgoer prefers a severe preacher because he thinks a few home truths will do his neighbours no...

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George Bernard Shaw: The early Christian...

George Bernard Shaw: The early Christian...

The early Christian rules of life were not made to last, because the early Christians did not believe that the world...

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George Bernard Shaw: Life levels all...

George Bernard Shaw: Life levels all...

Life levels all men: death reveals the eminent.

Source: Maxims for...

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George Bernard Shaw: Take care to...

George Bernard Shaw: Take care to...

Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get. Where there is no ventilation fresh air is...

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William Shakespeare: Present mirth hath...

William Shakespeare: Present mirth hath...

Present mirth hath present laughter
What's to come is still unsure.


Source:...

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William Shakespeare: Over hill, over...

William Shakespeare: Over hill, over...

Over hill, over dale,
Thorough bush, thorough brier,
Over park, over pale,
Thorough flood, thorough...

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William Shakespeare: Thou seest I...

William Shakespeare: Thou seest I...

Thou seest I have more flesh than another man, and therefore more frailty.

Source:...

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William Shakespeare: It adds a...

William Shakespeare: It adds a...

It adds a precious seeing to the eye;
A lover's eyes will gaze an eagle blind;
A lover's ear will hear the...

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William Shakespeare: They say best...

William Shakespeare: They say best...

They say best men are moulded out of faults,
And for the most, become much more the better
For being a little...

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William Shakespeare: I hold you...

William Shakespeare: I hold you...

I hold you as a thing enskyed and sainted.

Source: Measure for Measure, I. iv....

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William Shakespeare: Virtue is bold,...

William Shakespeare: Virtue is bold,...

Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.

Source: Measure for Measure, III. i....

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William Shakespeare: To mourn a...

William Shakespeare: To mourn a...

To mourn a mischief that is past and gone,
Is the next way to draw new mischief on.


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