"The purpose of life is self-expression. To fully express our essence—that is why we live. And in our age, people have begun to fear themselves. They have forgotten that the highest duty is the duty we owe to ourselves. Of course, they are compassionate. They will feed the hungry and clothe the poor. But their own souls are naked and starving. We have lost our courage. Or perhaps we never had it. Fear of public opinion is the foundation of morality, and fear before God—the fear on which religion rests. That is what rules over us." Oscar Wilde, "The Picture of Dorian Gray"