A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Skepticism is the beginning of faith.

Skepticism is the beginning of faith.

Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground

Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground

Men always want to be a woman's first love. That is their clumsy vanity. We...

Men always want to be a woman's first love. That is their clumsy vanity. We...

Nothing spoils romance so much as a sense of humour in the woman.

Nothing spoils romance so much as a sense of humour in the woman.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it...

Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it...

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

All art is quite useless.

All art is quite useless.

When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.

When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.

Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do

Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

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

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

I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take...

I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take...

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...

Who, being loved, is poor?

Who, being loved, is poor?

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...

The final mystery is oneself.

The final mystery is oneself.

Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

Variety is the soul of pleasure.

Variety is the soul of pleasure.

... the use of our intelligence quite properly gives us pleasure. In this respect the...

... the use of our intelligence quite properly gives us pleasure. In this respect the...