"Yet each man kills the thing he loves
By each let this be heard,
Some do it with a bitter look,
Some with a flattering word,
The coward does it with a kiss,
The brave man with a sword!"
"Over the piano was printed a notice: Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best."
"The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death."
"Be happy, be happy; you shall have your red rose. I will build it out of music by moonlight, and stain it with my own heart's-blood. All that I ask of you in return is that you will be a true lover, for Love is wiser than Philosophy, though she is wise, and mightier than Power, though he is mighty."
"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth."
"The only way to atone for being occasionally a little over-dressed is by being always absolutely over-educated."
"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
I still love Oscar Wilde.
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