Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Self Portrait Quotes

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

One should never make one's debut in a scandal. One should reserve that to give...

One should never make one's debut in a scandal. One should reserve that to give...

Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.

Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.

The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life. And...

The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life. And...

All art is quite useless.

All art is quite useless.

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than...

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than...

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.

Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.

By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.

By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

The typewriting machine, when played with expression, is no more annoying than the piano when...

The typewriting machine, when played with expression, is no more annoying than the piano when...

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take...

It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take...

There's nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It's a thing...

There's nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It's a thing...

Selfishness is not living as one wisheThe cynic knows the price of everything and the...

Selfishness is not living as one wisheThe cynic knows the price of everything and the...

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally...

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally...