Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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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...

One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead.

One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

The only reward for love is the experience of loving.

The only reward for love is the experience of loving.

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...

I don't like compliments, and I don't see why a man should think he is...

I don't like compliments, and I don't see why a man should think he is...

Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same.

Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same.

In the wild struggle for existance, we want to have something that endures, and so...

In the wild struggle for existance, we want to have something that endures, and so...

It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in...

It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in...

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.

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...

Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they...

Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they...

No man is rich enough to buy back his past.

No man is rich enough to buy back his past.

There are two ways of disliking poetry; one way is to dislike it, the other...

There are two ways of disliking poetry; one way is to dislike it, the other...

History is merely gossip

History is merely gossip

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own...

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own...

I have nothing to declare except my genuis.

I have nothing to declare except my genuis.

Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When...

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When...