Authority is quite degrading

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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I adore political parties. They are the only place left to us where people don't...

I adore political parties. They are the only place left to us where people don't...

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

I welcome this opportunity of pricking the bloated bladder of lies with the poniard of...

I welcome this opportunity of pricking the bloated bladder of lies with the poniard of...

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own...

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own...

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...

One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one

One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one

So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is...

So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is...

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life;...

When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life;...

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell

We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell

The world has been made by fools that men should live in it

The world has been made by fools that men should live in it

If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people...

If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people...

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they...

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they...

Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.

Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.

No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime

No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

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.

I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty, or that youth would sleep...

I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty, or that youth would sleep...

Confusion of goals and perfection of means seems, in my opinion, to characterize our age.

Confusion of goals and perfection of means seems, in my opinion, to characterize our age.

The best way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once.

The best way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. It goes on.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. It goes on.