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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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

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

The heart was made to be broken.

The heart was made to be broken.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.

Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.

The only way a woman can ever reform her husband is by boring him so...

The only way a woman can ever reform her husband is by boring him so...

The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.

The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.

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...

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything.

The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything.

I have nothing to declare except my genius.

I have nothing to declare except my genius.

To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like...

To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like...

While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the...

While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the...

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

One should never trust a woman who tells her real age. If she tells that,...

One should never trust a woman who tells her real age. If she tells that,...

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

True friends stab you in the front.

True friends stab you in the front.

Scepticism is the beginning of Faith.

Scepticism is the beginning of Faith.

I can sympathize with everything, except suffering.

I can sympathize with everything, except suffering.

Sympathy is something that shouldn't be bestowed upon the Yankees. Apparently it angers them.

Sympathy is something that shouldn't be bestowed upon the Yankees. Apparently it angers them.

The greatest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.

The greatest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.