Alas, I am dying beyond my means.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Ambition is the last refuge of failure.

Ambition is the last refuge of failure.

It is through¦ Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid...

It is through¦ Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid...

Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless,...

Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless,...

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

Genius is born, not paid.

Genius is born, not paid.

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

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

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.

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...

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...

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he...

A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he...

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying.

Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying.

How marriage ruins a man! It is as demoralizing as cigarettes, and far more expensive.

How marriage ruins a man! It is as demoralizing as cigarettes, and far more expensive.

Marriage is the one subject on which all women agree and all men disagree

Marriage is the one subject on which all women agree and all men disagree

Scepticism is the beginning of Faith.

Scepticism is the beginning of Faith.

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is...

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is...

Biography lends to death a new terror.

Biography lends to death a new terror.

But for a few phrases from his letters and an odd line or two of...

But for a few phrases from his letters and an odd line or two of...

I can find my biography in every fable that I read

I can find my biography in every fable that I read

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.