Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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You know what a woman's curiosity is

You know what a woman's curiosity is

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

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

Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob

Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob

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.

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...

Conscience and cowardice are really the same things. Conscience is the trade-name of the firm....

Conscience and cowardice are really the same things. Conscience is the trade-name of the firm....

We degenerate into hideous puppets, haunted by the memory of the passions of which we...

We degenerate into hideous puppets, haunted by the memory of the passions of which we...

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

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

These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

Thinking is the most unhealthy thing in the world, and people die of it just...

Thinking is the most unhealthy thing in the world, and people die of it just...

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...

Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.

Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.

A pessimist is somebody who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks.

A pessimist is somebody who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks.

I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in...

I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in...

A man's very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels...

A man's very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels...

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses...

Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses...

I have nothing to declare except my genuis.

I have nothing to declare except my genuis.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.