Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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A woman will flirt with anybody in the world as long as other people are...

A woman will flirt with anybody in the world as long as other people are...

The final mystery is oneself.

The final mystery is oneself.

When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.

When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.

I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.

Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob

Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art...

All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art...

There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is...

There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is...

Questions are never indiscreet: answers sometimes are

Questions are never indiscreet: answers sometimes are

Life is too important to be taken seriously.

Life is too important to be taken seriously.

To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim

To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and...

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and...

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would...

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would...

If we could but paint with the hand what we see with the eye.

If we could but paint with the hand what we see with the eye.

All of the arts, poetry, music, ritual, the visible arts, the theater, must singly and...

All of the arts, poetry, music, ritual, the visible arts, the theater, must singly and...

The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?

The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?