Any preoccupation with ideas of what is right or wrong in conduct shows an arrested intellectual development

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

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.

I like men who have a future and women who have a past

I like men who have a future and women who have a past

Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.

Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.

It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or...

It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or...

A kiss may ruin a human life.

A kiss may ruin a human life.

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.

Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.

My duty as a gentleman has never interfered with my pleasures in the smallest degree.

My duty as a gentleman has never interfered with my pleasures in the smallest degree.

The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.

The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.

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...

I adore political parties. They are the only place left to us where people don't...

I adore political parties. They are the only place left to us where people don't...

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...

One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything, except a good reputation.

One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything, except a good reputation.

One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.

One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value...

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value...

An ordinary man away from home giving advice.

An ordinary man away from home giving advice.

Watch out for that thin line between confident and cocky.

Watch out for that thin line between confident and cocky.

Never text while driving. I'm pretty sure what you have to tell someone is not...

Never text while driving. I'm pretty sure what you have to tell someone is not...