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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

Ah, well, then I suppose I shall have to die beyond my means.

Ah, well, then I suppose I shall have to die beyond my means.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything.

The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything.

Life is too important to be taken seriously.

Life is too important to be taken seriously.

Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying.

Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

True friends stab you in the front.

True friends stab you in the front.

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...

Charity creates a multitude of sins. Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a...

Charity creates a multitude of sins. Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a...

I have nothing to declare except my genuis.

I have nothing to declare except my genuis.

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is...

Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is...

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.

A misanthrope I can understand - a womanthrope never

A misanthrope I can understand - a womanthrope never

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

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.

Don't smoke too much, drink too much, eat too much or work too much. We're...

Don't smoke too much, drink too much, eat too much or work too much. We're...

To those of you who received honors, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And...

To those of you who received honors, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And...

Protect your good image from the eyes of negative viewers, who may look at your...

Protect your good image from the eyes of negative viewers, who may look at your...

Popularity, next to virtue and wisdom, ought to be aimed at; for it is the...

Popularity, next to virtue and wisdom, ought to be aimed at; for it is the...