Faithfulness is to the emotional life what consistency is to the life of the intellect - simply a confession of failures

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live; it is asking others to live...

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live; it is asking others to live...

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

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

My duty as a gentleman has never interfered with my pleasures in the smallest degree.

My duty as a gentleman has never interfered with my pleasures in the smallest degree.

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

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

Young people, nowadays, imagine that money is everything, and when they grow older, they know...

Young people, nowadays, imagine that money is everything, and when they grow older, they know...

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

The only way a woman can ever reform her husband is by boring him so...

The only way a woman can ever reform her husband is by boring him so...

It was the passions about whose origin we deceived ourselves that tyrannized most strongly over...

It was the passions about whose origin we deceived ourselves that tyrannized most strongly over...

Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.

Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called...

There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called...

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

Those whom the gods love grow young.

Those whom the gods love grow young.

What seems to us bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.

What seems to us bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.

In every mistake, there is a message. Some people miss the message because they're too...

In every mistake, there is a message. Some people miss the message because they're too...

When people bother you in any way, it is because their souls are trying to...

When people bother you in any way, it is because their souls are trying to...