Quote by Oscar Wilde on Suspense and Anticipation
“This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.”
Oscar Wilde
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Quote by Oscar Wilde about Age, Knowledge and Belief
“The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.”
Oscar Wilde
Life is Never Fair – Quote by Oscar Wilde
“Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.”
Oscar Wilde
Quote by Oscar Wilde: We are all in the gutter
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
Oscar Wilde
“We Live for Books” – Quote by Umberto Eco
“We live for books. A sweet mission in this world dominated by disorder and decay.”
Umberto Eco
The Masonic Secret – Quote by Umberto Eco
“A secret is powerful when it is empty. People often mention the “Masonic secret.” What on earth is the Masonic secret? No one can tell. As long as it remains empty it can be filled up with every possible notion, and it has power.”
Umberto Eco
“What Is Love?” – Quote by Umberto Eco
“What is love? There is nothing in the world, neither man nor Devil nor any thing, that I hold as suspect as love, for it penetrates the soul more than any other thing. Nothing exists that so fills and binds the heart as love does. Therefore, unless you have those weapons that subdue it, the soul plunges through love into an immense abyss.”
Umberto Eco
“Libraries Preserve Wisdom” – Quote by Umberto Eco
“Libraries have always been humanities’ way of preserving its collective wisdom”
Umberto Eco
Hatred and Human Nature – Quote by Umberto Eco
“You always want someone to hate in order to feel justified in your own misery. Hatred is the true primordial passion. It is love that’s abnormal. That is why Christ was killed: he spoke against nature. You don’t love someone for your whole life – that impossible hope is the source of adultery, matricide, betrayal of friends … But you can hate someone for your whole life – provided he’s always there to keep your hatred alive. Hatred warms the heart.”
Umberto Eco
Jiddu Krishnamurti Quote: Why Being Well-Adjusted to a Sick Society Is Not Healthy
“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.”
Jiddu Krishnamurti