Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole!

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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A true friend stabs you in the front.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know...

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know...

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

Comfort is the only thing our civilization can give us.

Comfort is the only thing our civilization can give us.

Everything popular is wrong.

Everything popular is wrong.

Murder is always a mistake - one should never do anything one cannot talk about...

Murder is always a mistake - one should never do anything one cannot talk about...

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.

Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.

The strength of women comes from the fact that psychology cannot explain us. Men can...

The strength of women comes from the fact that psychology cannot explain us. Men can...

Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it...

Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it...

I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But...

I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But...

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.

It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.

Religion is the fashionable substitute for belief

Religion is the fashionable substitute for belief

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

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

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...

The husbands of very beautiful women belong to the criminal classes.

The husbands of very beautiful women belong to the criminal classes.

I can believe anything provided it is incredible.

I can believe anything provided it is incredible.

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed...

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed...

Contrary to the vulgar belief that men are motivated primarily by materialistic considerations, we now...

Contrary to the vulgar belief that men are motivated primarily by materialistic considerations, we now...

Nor do I hear in my imagination the parts successively, I hear them all at...

Nor do I hear in my imagination the parts successively, I hear them all at...

Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised...

Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised...