Judges, like the criminal classes, have their lighter moments

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Judgement Quotes, Poetry Quotes

I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.

I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.

When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life;...

When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life;...

Beauty is a form of genius - is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs...

Beauty is a form of genius - is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs...

His morality is all sympathy, just what morality should be

His morality is all sympathy, just what morality should be

Now it seems to me that love of some kind is the only possible explanation...

Now it seems to me that love of some kind is the only possible explanation...

A kiss may ruin a human life.

A kiss may ruin a human life.

Anybody can write a three-volume novel. It merely requires a complete ignorance of both life...

Anybody can write a three-volume novel. It merely requires a complete ignorance of both life...

One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.

One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

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...

It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of art.

It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of art.

I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives....

I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives....

Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

Nature is always behind the age.

Nature is always behind the age.

While to the claims of charity a man may yield and yet be free, to...

While to the claims of charity a man may yield and yet be free, to...

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...

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

To become a spectator of one's own life is to escape the suffering of life.

To become a spectator of one's own life is to escape the suffering of life.

When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried...

When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried...

In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the...

In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the...