The trouble with this dog is that it has grown too close to human beings, it will suffer as they do.
BlindnessIf a book can save—redeem us from the mediocrity of the mundane—surely, there must be a God.
On Being a Rat and Other ObservationsA man does not die of love or his liver or even of old age; he dies of being a man.
Miguel de UnamunoOn the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.
All Art is Propaganda: Critical EssaysNothing else in nature behaves so consistently and rigidly as a human being in pursuit of hell.
Horse's NeckI don't deserve any credit for turning the other cheek as my tongue is always in it.
The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'ConnorI never saw anybody take so long to dress, and with such little result.
The Importance of Being EarnestNever speak disrespectfully of Society, Algernon. Only people who can’t get into it do that.
The Importance of Being EarnestYou don't seem to realise, that in married life three is company and two is none.
The Importance of Being EarnestBeing poor is a mere trifle. It is being known to be poor that is the sting.
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow