The past is of no importance. The present is of no importance. It is with the future that we have to deal. For the past is what man should not have been. The present is what man ought not to…

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Music makes one feel so romantic - at least it always gets on one's nerves...

Music makes one feel so romantic - at least it always gets on one's nerves...

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is...

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is...

No man is rich enough to buy back his past.

No man is rich enough to buy back his past.

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...

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

Life is too important to be taken seriously.

Life is too important to be taken seriously.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

All art is quite useless.

All art is quite useless.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation.

Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation.

Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses...

Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses...

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

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

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...

Journalism justifies its own existence by the great Darwinian principle of the survival of the...

Journalism justifies its own existence by the great Darwinian principle of the survival of the...

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

Hearts live by being wounded.

Hearts live by being wounded.

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...

Temperament is the primary requisite for the critic - a temperament exquisitely susceptible to beauty,...

Temperament is the primary requisite for the critic - a temperament exquisitely susceptible to beauty,...

Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born...

Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born...

To have a liberal temperament is a kind of psychological boon, To be able to...

To have a liberal temperament is a kind of psychological boon, To be able to...