I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality was so fascinating that, if I allowed it to do so, it would absorb my whole nature, my whole soul, my very art itself.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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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.

You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you...

You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you...

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

Genius is born, not paid.

Genius is born, not paid.

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance

Hearts live by being wounded.

Hearts live by being wounded.

Talk to every woman as if you loved her, and to every man as if...

Talk to every woman as if you loved her, and to every man as if...

Judges, like the criminal classes, have their lighter moments

Judges, like the criminal classes, have their lighter moments

I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But...

I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But...

What people call insincerity is simply a method by which we can multiply our personalities.

What people call insincerity is simply a method by which we can multiply our personalities.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.

The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.

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.

The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can...

The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can...

Time is waste of money.

Time is waste of money.

It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances

It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances

It was the passions about whose origin we deceived ourselves that tyrannized most strongly over...

It was the passions about whose origin we deceived ourselves that tyrannized most strongly over...

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

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

It takes a long time for a man to look like his portrait.

It takes a long time for a man to look like his portrait.

A good portrait is incredibly hard to create, there is too much temptation to pander...

A good portrait is incredibly hard to create, there is too much temptation to pander...