By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Being Single Quotes, Single Life Quotes

The one charm about marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary...

The one charm about marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary...

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...

There is nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It is...

There is nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It is...

Charity creates a multitude of sins. Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a...

Charity creates a multitude of sins. Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a...

As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she...

As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she...

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.

Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love,...

Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love,...

My great mistake, the fault for which I can't forgive myself, is that one day...

My great mistake, the fault for which I can't forgive myself, is that one day...

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

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

It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.

It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always...

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always...

While to the claims of charity a man may yield and yet be free, to...

While to the claims of charity a man may yield and yet be free, to...

History is merely gossip

History is merely gossip

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying.

Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying.

To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like...

To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like...

In America, the young are always ready to give to those older than themselves the...

In America, the young are always ready to give to those older than themselves the...

Americas present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution but...

Americas present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution but...

God is the perfect poet.

God is the perfect poet.

The person who has lived the most is not the one who has lived the...

The person who has lived the most is not the one who has lived the...