Quotes

"To win back my youth, Gerald, there is nothing I wouldn't do—except take exercise, get up early, or be a useful member of the community." ~ A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde "As for a title, a title is really rather a nuisance in these democratic days. As George Harford I had everything I wanted. Now I have merely everything that other people want, which isn't nearly so pleasant." ~ A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde "God's law is only Love." ~ A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde "Nothing should be out of the reach of hope. Life is a hope." ~ A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde "Who, being loved, is poor?" ~ A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde That glorious vision of doing good, which is so often the sanguine mirage of so many good minds, arose before him. ~ A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens He knew enough of the world to know that there is nothing in it better than the faithful service of the heart. ~ A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other. ~ A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens "Like all great travellers." said Essper, "I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen." ~ Vivian Grey by Benjamin Disraeli "A man's fate is his own temper; and according to that will be his opinion as to the particular manner in which the course of events is regulated. A consistent man believes in Destiny, a capricious man in Chance." ~ Vivian Grey by Benjamin Disraeli