Beauty is a form of genius - is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation. It is of the great facts in the world like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in dark water of that silver shell…

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived

Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived

Everything popular is wrong.

Everything popular is wrong.

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than...

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than...

To give and not expect return, that is what lies at the heart of love.

To give and not expect return, that is what lies at the heart of love.

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses...

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses...

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

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

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

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

The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can...

The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can...

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love: it is the faithless...

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love: it is the faithless...

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

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.

There is only one real tragedy in a woman's life. The fact that her past...

There is only one real tragedy in a woman's life. The fact that her past...

Nature is always behind the age.

Nature is always behind the age.

There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel that no one...

There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel that no one...

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...

Nothing spoils a romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman

Nothing spoils a romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; but if you really make...

If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; but if you really make...

What can this piece of paper do; imagine?

What can this piece of paper do; imagine?

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion

Wit is the epitaph of an emotion