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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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The only difference between a caprice and a lifelong passion is that the caprice lasts...

The only difference between a caprice and a lifelong passion is that the caprice lasts...

As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she...

As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she...

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my...

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

It is only the modern that ever becomes old fashioned.

It is only the modern that ever becomes old fashioned.

Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable.

Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable.

The way of paradoxes is the way of truth.

The way of paradoxes is the way of truth.

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.

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...

Everything popular is wrong.

Everything popular is wrong.

I have nothing to declare except my genuis.

I have nothing to declare except my genuis.

No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime

No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

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.

I welcome this opportunity of pricking the bloated bladder of lies with the poniard of...

I welcome this opportunity of pricking the bloated bladder of lies with the poniard of...

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.

I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about.

I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

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

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

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.