It is well for his peace that the saint goes to his martyrdom. He is spared the sight of the horror of his harvest. – Oscar Wilde
The one charm about marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties. – Oscar Wilde
Self-denial is the shining sore on the leprous body of Christianity. – Oscar Wilde
Your mock saint who stands in a niche is not a woman if she have not suffered, still less a woman if she have not sinned. Fall at the feet of your idol as you wish, but drag her down to your level after that — the only level she should ever reach, that of your heart. – Baroness Emmuska Orczy