The Picture of Dorian Gray II

Philanthropic people lose all sense of humanity. It is their distinguishing cjarac

Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing

Faithfulness is to the emotional life what consistency is to the life of the intellect — simply a confession of failure

There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up

It is only sacred things that are worth touching

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one’s self, and one always ends by deceiving others

There is always something infinitely mean about other people’s tragedies

People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity

It was true that as one watched life in its curious crucible of pain and pleasure, one could not wear over one’s face a mask of glass, nor keep the sulphurous fumes from troubling the brain and making the imagination turbid with monstrous fancies and misshapen dreams

Experience is of no ethical value. It was merely the name men gave to their mistakes

To be in love is to surpass one’s self

The basis of optimism is sheer terror

I should fancy that the real tragedy of the poor is that they can afford nothing but self-denial. Beautiful sins, like beautiful things, are the privilege of the rich

The secret of remaining young is never to have an emotion that is unbecoming

There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to lovr

When we blame ourselves we feel that no one else has a right to blame us

One can always be kind to people about whom one cares nothing

Conscience makes egotists of us all