No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Religion is the fashionable substitute for belief

Religion is the fashionable substitute for belief

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

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,...

Men always want to be a woman's first love. That is their clumsy vanity. We...

Men always want to be a woman's first love. That is their clumsy vanity. We...

Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time...

Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time...

I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It...

I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It...

Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.

Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.

To regret one's own experiences is to arrest one's own development. To deny one's own...

To regret one's own experiences is to arrest one's own development. To deny one's own...

We can have in life but one great experience at best, and the secret of...

We can have in life but one great experience at best, and the secret of...

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

Selfishness is not living as one wisheThe cynic knows the price of everything and the...

Selfishness is not living as one wisheThe cynic knows the price of everything and the...

True friends stab you in the front.

True friends stab you in the front.

Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love,...

Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love,...

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far...

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far...

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.

When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.

Hatred is blind, as well as love.

Hatred is blind, as well as love.

Hate is a disease. It is fear's messenger and it makes us do terrible things...

Hate is a disease. It is fear's messenger and it makes us do terrible things...

Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one's own despised and...

Contempt is the weapon of the weak and a defense against one's own despised and...

Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.

Whenever you are sincerely pleased you are nourished.