Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far...

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far...

No, I am not at all cynical, I have merely got experience, which, however, is...

No, I am not at all cynical, I have merely got experience, which, however, is...

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love; it is the faithless...

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love; it is the faithless...

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

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

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

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

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people...

If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people...

One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead.

One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead.

Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the...

Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the...

I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way...

I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way...

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

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

Memory... is the diary that we all carry about with us.

Memory... is the diary that we all carry about with us.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

A man cannot reason with the woman he loves: he cares about her too much.

A man cannot reason with the woman he loves: he cares about her too much.

No man is rich enough to buy back his past.

No man is rich enough to buy back his past.

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When...

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When...

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.