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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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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...

The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happily married life.

The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happily married life.

I want the dead lovers of the world to hear our laughter and grow sad....

I want the dead lovers of the world to hear our laughter and grow sad....

Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

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...

A mans face is his autobiography. A women's face is her work of fiction.

A mans face is his autobiography. A women's face is her work of fiction.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.

Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.

Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It...

I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It...

Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever,...

Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever,...

They spoil every romance by trying to make it last forever.

They spoil every romance by trying to make it last forever.

If there is anything in the world more annoying than having people talk about you,...

If there is anything in the world more annoying than having people talk about you,...

If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem...

If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem...

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.

His morality is all sympathy, just what morality should be

His morality is all sympathy, just what morality should be

Those who are compassionate when they should be tough will be tough when they should...

Those who are compassionate when they should be tough will be tough when they should...

Ghandi's seven sins: Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Knowledge without character Commerce without morality...

Ghandi's seven sins: Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Knowledge without character Commerce without morality...

To live in hearts we leave behind Is not to die.

To live in hearts we leave behind Is not to die.