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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to...

It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to...

Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see, if one plays good music,...

Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see, if one plays good music,...

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than...

In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than...

Life is one fool thing after another whereas love is two fool things after each...

Life is one fool thing after another whereas love is two fool things after each...

Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction means.

The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction means.

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time...

Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time...

Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

Until this moment, I never understood how hard it was to lose something you never...

Until this moment, I never understood how hard it was to lose something you never...

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses...

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses...

The intellect is not a serious thing, and never has been. It is an instrument...

The intellect is not a serious thing, and never has been. It is an instrument...

One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one

One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

If you deliberately plan on being less than you are capable of being, then I...

If you deliberately plan on being less than you are capable of being, then I...

Pain makes you stronger. Tears makes you braver. Heartbreak makes you wiser. So thank the...

Pain makes you stronger. Tears makes you braver. Heartbreak makes you wiser. So thank the...

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.