Authority is quite degrading

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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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

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

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

A misanthrope I can understand - a womanthrope never

A misanthrope I can understand - a womanthrope never

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;...

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

Judges, like the criminal classes, have their lighter moments

Judges, like the criminal classes, have their lighter moments

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

It was only a sunny smile and little it cost in the giving but like...

It was only a sunny smile and little it cost in the giving but like...

I can sympathize with everything, except suffering.

I can sympathize with everything, except suffering.

Marriage is not a word; it is a sentence

Marriage is not a word; it is a sentence

An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him.

An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him.

I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality...

I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality...

No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime

No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

A mans face is his autobiography. A women's face is her work of fiction.

A mans face is his autobiography. A women's face is her work of fiction.

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

Everything popular is wrong.

Everything popular is wrong.

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs forever and ever.

In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs forever and ever.