Quotes about Perspective
A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.
— Oscar Wilde
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
— Oscar Wilde
The reason we all like to think so well of others is that we are all afraid for ourselves. The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
— Oscar Wilde
After the first glass, you see things as you wish they were. After the second, you see things as they are not. Finally, you see things as they really are, and that is the most horrible thing in the world.
— Oscar Wilde
If you don't get everything you want, think of the things you don't get that you don't want.
— Oscar Wilde
To become a spectator of one's own life is to escape the suffering of life.
— Oscar Wilde
When bankers get together for dinner, they discuss Art. When artists get together for dinner, they discuss Money
— Oscar Wilde
Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived.
— Oscar Wilde
The proper basis for marriage is a mutual misunderstanding.
— Oscar Wilde
In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.
— Oscar Wilde
A man who takes himself too seriously will find that no one else takes him seriously.
— Oscar Wilde
When I was young I thought money was the most important thing in life, now that I'm old - I know it is!
— Oscar Wilde