Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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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

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....

And he goes through life, his mouth open, and his mind closed.

And he goes through life, his mouth open, and his mind closed.

Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.

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

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

Authority is quite degrading

Authority is quite degrading

If one tells the truth, one is sure sooner or later to be found out

If one tells the truth, one is sure sooner or later to be found out

God's eternal laws are kind-and break the heart of stone.

God's eternal laws are kind-and break the heart of stone.

By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the...

By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the...

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

Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.

Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.

I like men who have a future and women who have a past

I like men who have a future and women who have a past

Hear no evil, speak no evil - and you'll never be invited to a party

Hear no evil, speak no evil - and you'll never be invited to a party

I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It...

I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It...

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

Men's arguments often prove nothing but their wishes

Men's arguments often prove nothing but their wishes

Nothing sways the stupid more than arguments they can't understand

Nothing sways the stupid more than arguments they can't understand

A witty saying proves nothing.

A witty saying proves nothing.