Children have a natural antipathy to books - handicraft should be the basis of education. Boys and girls should be taught to use their hands to make something, and they would be less apt to destroy and be mischievous.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

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

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

All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.

All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.

Vulgarity is the conduct of other people, just as falsehoods are the truths of other...

Vulgarity is the conduct of other people, just as falsehoods are the truths of other...

A misanthrope I can understand - a womanthrope never

A misanthrope I can understand - a womanthrope never

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live...

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live...

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

In America, the young are always ready to give to those older than themselves the...

In America, the young are always ready to give to those older than themselves the...

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

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

An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.

An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.

Ambition is the last refuge of failure.

Ambition is the last refuge of failure.

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment...

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment...

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.

There is nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It is...

There is nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It is...

Comfort is the only thing our civilization can give us.

Comfort is the only thing our civilization can give us.

She...can talk brillantly upon any subject provided she knows nothing about it.

She...can talk brillantly upon any subject provided she knows nothing about it.

Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see, if one plays good music,...

Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see, if one plays good music,...

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

The salesman knows nothing of what he is selling save that he is charging a...

The salesman knows nothing of what he is selling save that he is charging a...