“People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity.”
More from Oscar Wilde on Wisdom
“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.”
“Failure is only the name that we give to our mistakes."-Oscar Wilde”
“Lord Henry smiled. "He gives you good advice, I suppose. People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves.”
“It is safer to beg than to take, but it is finer to take than to beg.”
“Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.”
“Experience is the name we give to our mistakes.”
“Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.”
“Memory is the diary we all carry about with us.”
Others on Wisdom
Sun Tzu
30 quotes“Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.”
Dalai Lama
22 quotes“Compassion is the radicalism of our time.”
Cervantes
20 quotes“A closed mouth catches no flies.”
Aesop
19 quotes“Little by little does the trick.”
Confucius
19 quotes“The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man perfected without trials.”
Ben Franklin
18 quotes“Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.”
Napoleon
16 quotes“Ability is of little account without opportunity.”
Cicero
15 quotes“Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.”
George Washington
14 quotes“Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.”
Rudyard Kipling
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Khalil Gibran
14 quotes“Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge.”
George R.R. Martin
14 quotes“This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration.”