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

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

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable.

Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art...

All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art...

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

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

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

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...

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

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

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

I have nothing to declare except my genius.

I have nothing to declare except my genius.

Genius is born, not paid.

Genius is born, not paid.

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.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.

Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.

One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything, except a good reputation.

One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything, except a good reputation.

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,...

The proper school to learn art is not life but art

The proper school to learn art is not life but art

We won't have a society if we destroy the environment

We won't have a society if we destroy the environment

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.