Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life;...

When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life;...

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...

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

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

One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.

One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.

One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.

One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.

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.

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...

It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that,...

It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that,...

The supreme object of life is to live. Few people live. It is true life...

The supreme object of life is to live. Few people live. It is true life...

While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the...

While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the...

To become a spectator of one's own life is to escape the suffering of life.

To become a spectator of one's own life is to escape the suffering of life.

The cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

The cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love: it is the faithless...

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love: it is the faithless...

The man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world.

The man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world.

The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.

The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic...

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic...

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're...

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're...

Love is what happens to a man and woman who don't know each other.

Love is what happens to a man and woman who don't know each other.

No one in the whole world knows all a man's bignesses and all his littlenesses...

No one in the whole world knows all a man's bignesses and all his littlenesses...

I have yet not been able to answer the great question that has never been...

I have yet not been able to answer the great question that has never been...