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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.

Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.

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...

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.

I welcome this opportunity of pricking the bloated bladder of lies with the poniard of...

I welcome this opportunity of pricking the bloated bladder of lies with the poniard of...

Beauty is a form of genius - is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs...

Beauty is a form of genius - is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs...

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.

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

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

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...

It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of art.

It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of art.

Music makes one feel so romantic - at least it always gets on one's nerves...

Music makes one feel so romantic - at least it always gets on one's nerves...

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

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

Those whom the gods love grow young.

Those whom the gods love grow young.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

Biography lends to death a new terror.

Biography lends to death a new terror.

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance.

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance.

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they...

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they...

Nature is always behind the age.

Nature is always behind the age.

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...

The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.

The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.

Love sees sharply, hatred sees even more sharp, but Jealousy sees the sharpest for it...

Love sees sharply, hatred sees even more sharp, but Jealousy sees the sharpest for it...