Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

Oscar Wilde · The source reads: “Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” · From the dialogue "The Critic as Artist".

One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.

Oscar Wilde · Lord Illingworth in the picture gallery at Hunstanton.

Ah, well, then, I suppose that I shall have to die beyond my means.

Oscar Wilde

Friendship is far more tragic than love. It lasts longer.

Oscar Wilde

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A beggar amidst great riches.

Horace · The source reads: “Magnas inter opes inops. A beggar amidst great riches.”

Expert knowledge, however indispensable, is no substitute for a generous and comprehending outlook upon the human story with all its sadness, with all its unquenchable hope.

Winston Churchill · Churchill at the University of Copenhagen in 1950, on what education is for.

By a blessed dispensation, human beings forget physical pain much more quickly than they do their joyous emotions and experiences.

Winston Churchill · Fourth Alamein Reunion, Empress Hall, London, 21 October 1949

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“Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.”

“One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.”

“Ah, well, then, I suppose that I shall have to die beyond my means.”

“Friendship is far more tragic than love. It lasts longer.”

“A beggar amidst great riches.”

“Expert knowledge, however indispensable, is no substitute for a generous and comprehending outlook upon the human story with all its sadness, with all its unquenchable hope.”

“By a blessed dispensation, human beings forget physical pain much more quickly than they do their joyous emotions and experiences.”