Children have a natural antipathy to books - handicraft should be the basis of education. Boys and girls should be taught to use their hands to make something, and they would be less apt to destroy and be mischievous.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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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...

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no...

Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no...

I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.

I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.

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

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

My wife and I no longer have anything in common but our differences.

My wife and I no longer have anything in common but our differences.

The only difference between a caprice and a lifelong passion is that the caprice lasts...

The only difference between a caprice and a lifelong passion is that the caprice lasts...

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

Her love was trembling in laughter on her lips.

Her love was trembling in laughter on her lips.

Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.

Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value...

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value...

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.

Everything popular is wrong.

Everything popular is wrong.

Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.

Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

35 is a very attractive age. London society is full of women of the very...

35 is a very attractive age. London society is full of women of the very...

If there is anything in the world more annoying than having people talk about you,...

If there is anything in the world more annoying than having people talk about you,...

Women dress alike all over the world: they dress to be annoying to other women.

Women dress alike all over the world: they dress to be annoying to other women.

When I said I didn't have a cent, I didn't. I used to get annoyed...

When I said I didn't have a cent, I didn't. I used to get annoyed...