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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Self Deprecating Quotes

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

It is through¦ Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid...

It is through¦ Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid...

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

Men become old, but they never become good

Men become old, but they never become good

Judges, like the criminal classes, have their lighter moments

Judges, like the criminal classes, have their lighter moments

Bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier...

Bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier...

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

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...

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is...

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is...

A mans face is his autobiography. A women's face is her work of fiction.

A mans face is his autobiography. A women's face is her work of fiction.

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than...

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than...

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

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

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

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...

I am not young enough to know everything.

I am not young enough to know everything.

The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always sort of...

The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always sort of...

Knowledge is not a passion from without the mind, but an active exertion of the...

Knowledge is not a passion from without the mind, but an active exertion of the...