Skip to quotes
Glory Quotes

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism.

Oscar WildeDramatist · Irish · 1854 – 1900
More from Oscar Wilde
Positive Quotes
#World
All Inspirational Motivational Love Life Friendship Funny Happiness Success Wisdom Family Hope All topics

Related quotes

  • Suffering is the positive element in this world, indeed it is the only link between this world and the positive. — Franz Kafka
  • In the annals of history, few men have left a more positive imprint on the world than Pope John Paul II. — Vito Fossella
  • Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one. — Oscar Wilde
  • Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. — Oscar Wilde
  • When a man has once loved a woman he will do anything for her except continue to love her. — Oscar Wilde
Photographers Privacy Terms Pixabay (opens in a new tab)
A Gojo Digital website · © 2026