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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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An ordinary man away from home giving advice.

An ordinary man away from home giving advice.

Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.

Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.

Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.

Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

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...

We degenerate into hideous puppets, haunted by the memory of the passions of which we...

We degenerate into hideous puppets, haunted by the memory of the passions of which we...

Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.

Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.

If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people...

If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people...

It is because Humanity has never known where it was going that it has been...

It is because Humanity has never known where it was going that it has been...

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

The past is of no importance. The present is of no importance. It is with...

The past is of no importance. The present is of no importance. It is with...

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.

By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the...

By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the...

I can resist everything except temptation.

I can resist everything except temptation.

When a love comes to an end, weaklings cry, efficient ones instantly find another love,...

When a love comes to an end, weaklings cry, efficient ones instantly find another love,...

Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon...

Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon...

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

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

The proper school to learn art is not life but art

The proper school to learn art is not life but art

Every art requires the whole person

Every art requires the whole person

Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of angles...

Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of angles...