An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

It (cricket) requires one to assume such indecent postures

It (cricket) requires one to assume such indecent postures

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.

There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else...

There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else...

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go

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

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

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...

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

I have nothing to declare except my genius.

I have nothing to declare except my genius.

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally...

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally...

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...

Nature is always behind the age.

Nature is always behind the age.

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my...

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my...

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

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

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

In America, the young are always ready to give to those older than themselves the...

In America, the young are always ready to give to those older than themselves the...

It is always the unreadable that occurs.

It is always the unreadable that occurs.

In the wild struggle for existance, we want to have something that endures, and so...

In the wild struggle for existance, we want to have something that endures, and so...

It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall...

It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall...

The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of...

The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of...