As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is...

There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is...

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 have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.

I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance.

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance.

You know what a woman's curiosity is.

You know what a woman's curiosity is.

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally...

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally...

A true friend stabs you in the front.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

The face of the enemy frightens me only when I see how much it resembles...

The face of the enemy frightens me only when I see how much it resembles...

Twenty years of romance makes a woman look like a ruin; but twenty years of...

Twenty years of romance makes a woman look like a ruin; but twenty years of...

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

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...

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they...

Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they...

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

Whenever I get happy, I always have a terrible feeling.

Whenever I get happy, I always have a terrible feeling.

Happiness consists more in the small conveniences of pleasures that occur every day, than in...

Happiness consists more in the small conveniences of pleasures that occur every day, than in...

Whenever you want to marry someone, go have lunch with his ex-wife.

Whenever you want to marry someone, go have lunch with his ex-wife.

Among the abnormal conditions present in modern industrial society are excessive density of population, isolation...

Among the abnormal conditions present in modern industrial society are excessive density of population, isolation...

If you tell someone you love them make sure you mean it before going and...

If you tell someone you love them make sure you mean it before going and...

There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature; the malice of a good...

There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature; the malice of a good...

Glamour is what makes a man ask for your telephone number. But it also is...

Glamour is what makes a man ask for your telephone number. But it also is...