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Terror Quotes by Oscar Wilde
- No man dies for what he knows to be true. Men die for what they want to be true, for what some terror in their…
- He was a hero to his valet, who bullied him, and a terror to most of his relations, whom he bullied in turn. Only England…
- I live in terror of not being misunderstood.
- The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
- Biography lends to death a new terror.
- It is not wise to find symbols in everything that one sees. It makes life too full of terrors.
- I am but too conscious of the fact that we are born in an age when only the dull are treated seriously, and I live…
- 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…
- To be good, according to the vulgar standard of goodness, is obviously quite easy. It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain…
- The terror of society, which is the basis of morals, the terror of God, which is the secret of religion-these are the two things that…
- It is in the brain, and the brain only, that the great sins of the world take place also. You, Mr. Gray, you yourself, with…
- I forget what killed it. I think it was her proposing to sacrifice the whole world for me. That is always a dreadful moment. It…
- When our eyes met, I felt that I was growing pale. A curious sensation of terror came over me. I knew that I had come…
- I am but too conscious of the fact that we are born in an age when only the dull are treated seriously, and I live…
More Terror Quotes
- I have cultivated my hysteria with pleasure and terror. — Charles Baudelaire
- The study of beauty is a duel in which the artist cries with terror before being defeated. — Charles Baudelaire
- People who insist on telling their dreams are among the terrors of the breakfast table. — Max Beerbohm
- We live in a world of guns, bombs and terror. To conquer hate seems a nigh-impossible task. — Theodore Bikel
- The purpose of terrorism lies not just in the violent act itself. It is in producing terror. It sets out to inflame,… — Tony Blair
- There is no meeting of minds, no point of understanding with such terror. Just a choice: Defeat it or be defeated by… — Tony Blair
- They have called Operation Iraqi Freedom a war of choice that isn't part of the real war on terror. Someone should tell… — John Boehner
- Do not forget that the Arab countries, starting with Algeria and Egypt, are the ones that have paid the heaviest toll because… — Omar Bongo
- I truly believe that when the history books are written, our age will be remembered for three things: the war on terror,… — Bono
- Terror made me cruel. — Emily Bronte
- On September 11 2001, America felt its vulnerability even to threats that gather on the other side of the Earth. We resolved… — George W. Bush
- The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried out yesterday against our country were more than acts of terror. They were acts… — George W. Bush