Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses...

Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses...

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution

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...

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live; it is asking others to live...

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live; it is asking others to live...

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

Who, being loved, is poor?

Who, being loved, is poor?

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's

My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's

To regret one's own experiences is to arrest one's own development. To deny one's own...

To regret one's own experiences is to arrest one's own development. To deny one's own...

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that,...

It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that,...

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...

The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.

The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

The salesman knows nothing of what he is selling save that he is charging a...

The salesman knows nothing of what he is selling save that he is charging a...

Charity creates a multitude of sins.

Charity creates a multitude of sins.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

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

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

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman,...

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman,...

The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in...

The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in...