Genius is born, not paid.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Comfort is the only thing our civilization can give us.

Comfort is the only thing our civilization can give us.

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.

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

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...

Everything popular is wrong.

Everything popular is wrong.

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses...

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses...

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what...

The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what...

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...

Nothing spoils a romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman -...

Nothing spoils a romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman -...

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

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

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life. And...

The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life. And...

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;...

Simplicity is Beauty and Beauty is simplicity, nothing more, nothing less.

Simplicity is Beauty and Beauty is simplicity, nothing more, nothing less.

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and...

Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and...

You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.

You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.