America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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A mans face is his autobiography. A women's face is her work of fiction.

A mans face is his autobiography. A women's face is her work of fiction.

Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.

Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.

I want the dead lovers of the world to hear our laughter and grow sad....

I want the dead lovers of the world to hear our laughter and grow sad....

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know...

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know...

Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great...

Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great...

The only difference between a caprice and a lifelong passion is that the caprice lasts...

The only difference between a caprice and a lifelong passion is that the caprice lasts...

Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

How else but through a broken heart may Lord Christ enter in?

How else but through a broken heart may Lord Christ enter in?

Biography lends to death a new terror.

Biography lends to death a new terror.

Her love was trembling in laughter on her lips.

Her love was trembling in laughter on her lips.

Time is waste of money.

Time is waste of money.

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

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...

A man who moralizes is usually a hypocrite, and a woman who moralizes is invariably...

A man who moralizes is usually a hypocrite, and a woman who moralizes is invariably...

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...

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.

If one tells the truth, one is sure sooner or later to be found out

If one tells the truth, one is sure sooner or later to be found out

Five things constitute perfect virtue: gravity, magnanimity, earnestness, sincerity and kindness

Five things constitute perfect virtue: gravity, magnanimity, earnestness, sincerity and kindness

I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's...

I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's...