The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life.
chandanahar citeretfor 3 år siden
All thought is immoral. Its very essence is destruction. If you think of anything, you kill it. Nothing survives being thought of
shroukdannyhar citeretfor 4 år siden
Children begin by loving their parents. After a time they judge them. Rarely if ever do they forgive them
Bardolatorhar citeretfor 10 måneder siden
MRS. ALLONBY. I have still the mask.
LORD ILLINGWORTH. It makes your eyes lovelier.
Bardolatorhar citeretsidste år
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.
kristinarusinahar citeretfor 2 år siden
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.
kristinarusinahar citeretfor 2 år siden
, duty is what one expects from others, it is not what one does oneself.
kristinarusinahar citeretfor 2 år siden
and after a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations.
kristinarusinahar citeretfor 2 år siden
He should persistently compromise us in public, and treat us with absolute respect when we are alone