“It was the passions about whose origin we deceived ourselves that tyrannized most strongly over us.”
More from Oscar Wilde
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
“A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure.”
“Anybody can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature…”
“Never love anyone who treats you like you're ordinary.”