It is well for his peace that the saint goes to his martyrdom. He is spared the sight of the horror of his harvest.
Oscar WildeI did not think I should be ever loved: do you indeed Love me so much as now you say you do? Ask of the sea-bird if it loves the sea, Ask of the roses if they love the rain, Ask of the little lark, that will not sing Till day break, if it loves to see the day: And yet, these are but empty images, Mere shadows of my love, which is a fire So great that all the waters of the main Can not avail to quench it.
Oscar WildeTaking sides is the beginning of sincerity, and earnestness follows shortly afterwards, and the human being becomes a bore.
Oscar WildeThe Americans are certainly hero-worshipers, and always take their heroes from the criminal classes.
Oscar Wilde