![Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QBFDvn2wrwA/X0VvJGR1CRI/AAAAAAAABMI/WzEvDiB3ODoRYHrOSH9MQhG9Us-w02YeACEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw1quf-gU/w750-h750-p/ambition-is-the-last-refuge-of-the-failure-quotes-by-oscar-wilde-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-failure.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Category: Oscar Wilde
![Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QBFDvn2wrwA/X0VvJGR1CRI/AAAAAAAABMI/WzEvDiB3ODoRYHrOSH9MQhG9Us-w02YeACEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw1quf-gU/w750-h750-p/ambition-is-the-last-refuge-of-the-failure-quotes-by-oscar-wilde-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-failure.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
![The very essence of romance is uncertainty.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pvSINuYM4qk/X1uK0yEYtxI/AAAAAAAAKio/6gXTk1BE0YQU_udhLCOgIovVCOp-ojI9QCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/the-very-essence-of-romance-is-uncertainty.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
The very essence of romance is uncertainty.
![Who, being loved, is poor?](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-waMEhV1P73k/X0bR4Qo3axI/AAAAAAAAFP8/oigQMQuMbcArT5KjR3lOtGcJxYoIGToBACEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/who-being-loved-is-poor-quotes-by-oscar-wilde-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-love.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Who, being loved, is poor?
![To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N6XefFx3MiE/X1uN_g2Kw_I/AAAAAAAAK6A/Jewh7t9PFXIqap_Nl4ytSkotY-_GFDx1wCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/to-expect-the-unexpected-shows-a-thoroughly-modern-intellect.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.
![Romantic literature is in effect imaginative lying.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-98mUB0cbrJw/X1t68AOMQNI/AAAAAAAAJGw/6f5bs3G82RUTDOV0AjNd73HemerAI1ZZgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/romantic-literature-is-in-effect-imaginative-lying.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Romantic literature is in effect imaginative lying.
![Either this wallpaper goes, or I do.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4MZ3cknOdFk/X1tjiIRyOnI/AAAAAAAAGOE/eTDwmIlTHx4i3jOx_OIVZhnqfRrfwz0EwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/either-this-wallpaper-goes-or-i-do.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Either this wallpaper goes, or I do.
![Punctuality is the thief of time](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wLEfR-8W1HQ/X1t6d01La-I/AAAAAAAAJBA/N9JgcicHW_I6LnkpiiT4W6_0KUvrDJTdACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/punctuality-is-the-thief-of-time.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Punctuality is the thief of time
![Hearts Live By Being Wounded](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YT23JaMuHUM/X1tocrl3YcI/AAAAAAAAGvs/yHyqZYcLZgY89IIUekF0iNbQ7pKO7_G3ACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/hearts-live-by-being-wounded.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Hearts Live By Being Wounded
![A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bt7w7JVKKDI/X1tcgJ6nhPI/AAAAAAAAFYs/6P_6wcI1SGY9euDBGGRTbE-ATBqwFbTZwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/a-man-who-does-not-think-for-himself-does-not-think-at-all.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.
![In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ytt0nqoarIc/X1tue_4FbiI/AAAAAAAAHtA/hHxixgtrescgbZQRcCsIhw8eLhEnXBr2ACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/in-matters-of-grave-importance-style-not-sincerity-is-the-vital-thing.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.
![A flower blossoms for its own joy.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tK5KK5FFcZQ/X1tcRx5zGXI/AAAAAAAAFVk/EFFvI8z584YSpHK37FTzryrj_rRoJ34GQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/a-flower-blossoms-for-its-own-joy.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
A flower blossoms for its own joy.
![With age comes wisdom, but sometimes age comes alone.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1Cv5-8m6j2A/X1uR2hgAO7I/AAAAAAAALi8/KHQ4h8MVpyA9bHu8GftPzgFw8nrMXUGMwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/with-age-comes-wisdom-but-sometimes-age-comes-alone.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)