Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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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.

I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair...

I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair...

Men become old, but they never become good

Men become old, but they never become good

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.

Religion is the fashionable substitute for belief

Religion is the fashionable substitute for belief

Journalism justifies its own existence by the great Darwinian principle of the survival of the...

Journalism justifies its own existence by the great Darwinian principle of the survival of the...

In married life three is company and two none.

In married life three is company and two none.

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...

To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.

To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

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.

Action is the last resource of those who know not how to dream.

Action is the last resource of those who know not how to dream.

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.

I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.

In marriage, as in war, it is permitted to take every advantage of the enemy.

In marriage, as in war, it is permitted to take every advantage of the enemy.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it,...

The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it,...

Life stops when you stop dreaming, hope ends when you stop believing, love ends when...

Life stops when you stop dreaming, hope ends when you stop believing, love ends when...

Love is an energy which exists of itself. It is its own value.

Love is an energy which exists of itself. It is its own value.

I expect that Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man

I expect that Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man

The triumph cannot be had without the struggle. And I know what struggle is. I...

The triumph cannot be had without the struggle. And I know what struggle is. I...