Quotes by Dramatists

We possess only the happiness we are able to understand. Maurice Maeterlinck
Happiness Possess Able Only Understand
A truth that disheartens because it is true is of more value than the most stimulating of falsehoods. Maurice Maeterlinck
Truth Value More True Most Because Stimulating Falsehoods Than
Money will never make you happy and happy will never make you money. Morrie Ryskind
You Happy Money Will Never Make
The world is divided into two classes, those who believe the incredible, and those who do the improbable. Oscar Wilde
World Believe Incredible Those Classes Divided Improbable Who Two
One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation. Oscar Wilde
Death Good Reputation Down Live Nowadays Everything Good Reputation Except Survive
In judging of a beautiful statue, the aesthetic faculty is absolutely and completely gratified by the splendid curves of those marble lips that are dumb to our complaint, the noble modelling of those limbs that are powerless to help us. Oscar Wilde
Beautiful Complaint Our Those Statue Absolutely Splendid Faculty Noble Powerless Limbs Judging Aesthetic Dumb Lips Modelling Curves Us Help Gratified Marble
There is nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It is a thing no married man knows anything about. Oscar Wilde
Man Woman Marriage World Nothing Married Married Man Married Woman About Like Devotion Knows Anything Thing
The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray. Oscar Wilde
Emotions Astray Lead Advantage Us
The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame. Oscar Wilde
World Own Books Immoral Shame Calls Show
When good Americans die they go to Paris. Oscar Wilde
Good Paris Go American Die
All art is quite useless. Oscar Wilde
Art Quite Useless
There is only one class in the community that thinks more about money than the rich, and that is the poor. The poor can think of nothing else. Oscar Wilde
Class Money Rich Nothing Community Think Else About More Only Than Poor Thinks
Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement. Oscar Wilde
Science Sentiment Settlement Never End Begin Romance Should
I find it harder and harder every day to live up to my blue china. Oscar Wilde
Day Every Day Live Every Find Up Blue China Harder
While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the actor to give realism to romance. Oscar Wilde
Dramatist Give Look Romance While Realism Ask Actor
As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular. Oscar Wilde
War Will Long Wicked Looked Vulgar Always Cease Regarded Popular Fascination
Artists don't talk about art. Artists talk about work. If I have anything to say to young writers, it's stop thinking of writing as art. Think of it as work. Paddy Chayefsky
Work Art Writing Young Think Thinking Say About Writers Talk Stop Artists Anything Young Writers
You British plundered half the world for your own profit. Let's not pass it off as the Age of Enlightenment. Paddy Chayefsky
You Age World Half Own Profit Pass Off Your Enlightenment British
All that passes is raised to the dignity of expression; all that happens is raised to the dignity of meaning. Everything is either symbol or parable. Paul Claudel
Dignity Everything Parable Passes Happens Either Meaning Expression Symbol Raised
But whether it be dream or truth, to do well is what matters. If it be truth, for truth's sake. If not, then to gain friends for the time when we awaken. Pedro Calderon de la Barca
Truth Time Matters Dream Well Sake Friends Gain Whether Then Awaken
Force is legitimate where gentleness avails not. Pierre Corneille
Force Gentleness Where Legitimate Avail
I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor. Pierre Corneille
Happiness Honor Will Live Never Forced Without Consent
The fool within himself is the object of pity, until he is flattered. Richard Steele
Fool Object He Until Himself Within Pity Flattered
Death and the dice level all distinctions. Samuel Foote
Death Distinctions Dice Level
All of us are guinea pigs in the laboratory of God. Humanity is just a work in progress. Tennessee Williams
Work God Humanity Progress Guinea Guinea Pigs Pigs Laboratory Just Us
Enthusiasm is the most important thing in life. Tennessee Williams
Life Enthusiasm Important Most Most Important Thing Important Thing The Most Important Thing
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