I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Self Importance Quotes, Sophistication Quotes, Witty Quotes

Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.

Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.

Thinking is the most unhealthy thing in the world, and people die of it just...

Thinking is the most unhealthy thing in the world, and people die of it just...

We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.

We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and...

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and...

There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to...

There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to...

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.

An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.

She...can talk brillantly upon any subject provided she knows nothing about it.

She...can talk brillantly upon any subject provided she knows nothing about it.

Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing

Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing

How marriage ruins a man! It is as demoralizing as cigarettes, and far more expensive.

How marriage ruins a man! It is as demoralizing as cigarettes, and far more expensive.

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment...

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment...

There is only one real tragedy in a woman's life. The fact that her past...

There is only one real tragedy in a woman's life. The fact that her past...

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had...

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had...

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead

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...

The only way a woman can ever reform her husband is by boring him so...

The only way a woman can ever reform her husband is by boring him so...

I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in...

I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in...

If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people...

If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people...

I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way...

I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way...

The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction means.

The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction means.