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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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To get back to my youth I would do anything in the world, except take...

To get back to my youth I would do anything in the world, except take...

It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about nowadays saying things against one, behind...

It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about nowadays saying things against one, behind...

The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork - Oscar Wilde

The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork - Oscar Wilde

In married life three is company and two none.

In married life three is company and two none.

Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.

Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.

The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything.

The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything.

The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.

The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

Popularity is the crown of laurel which the world puts on bad art. Whatever is...

Popularity is the crown of laurel which the world puts on bad art. Whatever is...

Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived

Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived

I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead.

I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead.

Crying is the refuge of plain women but the ruin of pretty ones.

Crying is the refuge of plain women but the ruin of pretty ones.

Literature always anticipates life. It does not copy it, but moulds it to its purpose....

Literature always anticipates life. It does not copy it, but moulds it to its purpose....

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.

Nature is always behind the age.

Nature is always behind the age.

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

To regret one's own experiences is to arrest one's own development. To deny one's own...

To regret one's own experiences is to arrest one's own development. To deny one's own...

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

The best way to win an argument is to begin by being right

The best way to win an argument is to begin by being right

When you let someone else win an argument, often you both end up winners

When you let someone else win an argument, often you both end up winners

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...