The security of Society lies in custom and unconscious instinct, and the basis of the stability of Society, as a healthy organism, is the complete absence of any intelligence amongst its members.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Intelligence Quotes

It is through¦ Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid...

It is through¦ Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid...

I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead.

I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

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 man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world.

The man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world.

What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do,...

What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do,...

It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about nowadays saying things against one, behind...

It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about nowadays saying things against one, behind...

It is only the modern that ever becomes old fashioned.

It is only the modern that ever becomes old fashioned.

So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is...

So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is...

I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about.

I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about.

Love is like a booger. You keep picking at it until you get it, then...

Love is like a booger. You keep picking at it until you get it, then...

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise

The supreme object of life is to live. Few people live. It is true life...

The supreme object of life is to live. Few people live. It is true life...

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love: it is the faithless...

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love: it is the faithless...

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.

A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything but the value of...

A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything but the value of...

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.

Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.

Only knowing one part to a song so you just keep singing the same line...

Only knowing one part to a song so you just keep singing the same line...

There is nothing more difficult than talking about music

There is nothing more difficult than talking about music