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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Necessity Quotes, Purpose Quotes, Style Quotes

There is no such thing as a good influence. Because to influence a person is...

There is no such thing as a good influence. Because to influence a person is...

The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action

The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action

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

Most men and women are forced to perform parts for which they have no qualification.

Most men and women are forced to perform parts for which they have no qualification.

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

Nothing spoils a romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman

Nothing spoils a romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman

While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the...

While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the...

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.

A man cannot reason with the woman he loves: he cares about her too much.

A man cannot reason with the woman he loves: he cares about her too much.

Women are made to be loved, not understood.

Women are made to be loved, not understood.

Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.

Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.

Art is the most intense mode of invidualism that the world has known.

Art is the most intense mode of invidualism that the world has known.

Life is too important to be taken seriously.

Life is too important to be taken seriously.

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

It was only a sunny smile and little it cost in the giving but like...

It was only a sunny smile and little it cost in the giving but like...

Formerly we used to canonize our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarize them. Cheap...

Formerly we used to canonize our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarize them. Cheap...

Don't judge a book by its cover

Don't judge a book by its cover

Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks.

Making books is a skilled trade, like making clocks.