Alas, I am dying beyond my means.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction.

All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

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.

One should never make one's debut in a scandal. One should reserve that to give...

One should never make one's debut in a scandal. One should reserve that to give...

We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.

We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

Young people, nowadays, imagine that money is everything, and when they grow older, they know...

Young people, nowadays, imagine that money is everything, and when they grow older, they know...

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.

Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal.

Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal.

Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

The secret of life is in art.

The secret of life is in art.

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...

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of...

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of...

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

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

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment...

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment...

It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to...

It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to...

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

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...