As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she is perfectly satisfied.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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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.

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

Charity creates a multitude of sins. Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a...

Charity creates a multitude of sins. Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a...

The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.

The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the...

Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the...

The worst form of tyranny the world has ever known the tyranny of the weak...

The worst form of tyranny the world has ever known the tyranny of the weak...

Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no...

Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no...

My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's

My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's

The world is divided into two classes, those who believe the incredible, and those who...

The world is divided into two classes, those who believe the incredible, and those who...

Skepticism is the beginning of faith.

Skepticism is the beginning of faith.

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution

One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should...

One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should...

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it has...

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it has...

Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family...

Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family...

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.

Authority is quite degrading

Authority is quite degrading

Authority forgets a dying king

Authority forgets a dying king

Move decisions out to the Cabinet and agencies. Strengthen them by moving responsibility, authority, and...

Move decisions out to the Cabinet and agencies. Strengthen them by moving responsibility, authority, and...