Temperament is the primary requisite for the critic - a temperament exquisitely susceptible to beauty, and to the various impressions that beauty gives us.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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If there is anything in the world more annoying than having people talk about you,...

If there is anything in the world more annoying than having people talk about you,...

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they...

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they...

Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a...

Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a...

One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one

One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one

My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's.

My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's.

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.

The cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

The cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance

I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance

A woman will flirt with anybody in the world as long as other people are...

A woman will flirt with anybody in the world as long as other people are...

The strength of women comes from the fact that psychology cannot explain us. Men can...

The strength of women comes from the fact that psychology cannot explain us. Men can...

You know what a woman's curiosity is.

You know what a woman's curiosity is.

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel that no one...

There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel that no one...

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

While to the claims of charity a man may yield and yet be free, to...

While to the claims of charity a man may yield and yet be free, to...

Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that...

Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that...

Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of...

Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of...

In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than...

In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than...

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

Alas, I am dying beyond my means.

Alas, I am dying beyond my means.