Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.

The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

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...

Everything popular is wrong.

Everything popular is wrong.

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far...

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far...

It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.

It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.

There is luxury in self reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else...

There is luxury in self reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else...

Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of...

Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of...

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its...

The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its...

My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's.

My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's.

The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.

The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.

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...

Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it

Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it

In the wild struggle for existance, we want to have something that endures, and so...

In the wild struggle for existance, we want to have something that endures, and so...

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

Any preoccupation with ideas of what is right or wrong in conduct shows an arrested...

Any preoccupation with ideas of what is right or wrong in conduct shows an arrested...

I can believe anything as long as it is incredible

I can believe anything as long as it is incredible

The two most evangelical groups in the world are atheists and vegetarians, especially the least...

The two most evangelical groups in the world are atheists and vegetarians, especially the least...

The prince of darkness is a gentleman.

The prince of darkness is a gentleman.