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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Danger Quotes, Funny Quotes, Sincerity Quotes

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...

Selfishness is not living as one wisheThe cynic knows the price of everything and the...

Selfishness is not living as one wisheThe cynic knows the price of everything and the...

God's eternal laws are kind-and break the heart of stone.

God's eternal laws are kind-and break the heart of stone.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.

The typewriting machine, when played with expression, is no more annoying than the piano when...

The typewriting machine, when played with expression, is no more annoying than the piano when...

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask,...

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask,...

If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to...

If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to...

I can sympathize with everything, except suffering.

I can sympathize with everything, except suffering.

The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life. And...

The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life. And...

Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.

Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.

Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things...

Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things...

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.

It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

Men always want to be a womans first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

Men always want to be a womans first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

Keep feeling the need for being first. But I want you to be the first...

Keep feeling the need for being first. But I want you to be the first...

I've never done anything for money. My first love is things of limited commercial appeal....

I've never done anything for money. My first love is things of limited commercial appeal....

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it...

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it...