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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

Football is all very well as a game for rough girls, but is hardly suitable...

Football is all very well as a game for rough girls, but is hardly suitable...

You know what a woman's curiosity is.

You know what a woman's curiosity is.

Whenever cannibals are on the brink of starvation, Heaven, in its infinite mercy, sends them...

Whenever cannibals are on the brink of starvation, Heaven, in its infinite mercy, sends them...

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would...

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would...

The typewriting machine, when played with expression, is no more annoying than the piano when...

The typewriting machine, when played with expression, is no more annoying than the piano when...

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

I don't like compliments, and I don't see why a man should think he is...

I don't like compliments, and I don't see why a man should think he is...

He hadn't a single redeeming vice.

He hadn't a single redeeming vice.

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called...

There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called...

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs forever and ever.

In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs forever and ever.

A kiss may ruin a human life.

A kiss may ruin a human life.

Hatred is blind, as well as love.

Hatred is blind, as well as love.

Hate is a disease. It is fear's messenger and it makes us do terrible things...

Hate is a disease. It is fear's messenger and it makes us do terrible things...

Hatred and dishonesty generally arises from fear of being deceived.

Hatred and dishonesty generally arises from fear of being deceived.

The chimerical pursuit of perfection is always linked to some important deficiency, frequently the inability...

The chimerical pursuit of perfection is always linked to some important deficiency, frequently the inability...