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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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It takes a thoroughly good woman to do a thoroughly stupid thing

It takes a thoroughly good woman to do a thoroughly stupid thing

I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take...

I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take...

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...

Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.

Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.

There are two ways of disliking poetry; one way is to dislike it, the other...

There are two ways of disliking poetry; one way is to dislike it, the other...

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

A man's very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels...

A man's very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels...

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.

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

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

We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell

We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell

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.

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

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask,...

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask,...

What people call insincerity is simply a method by which we can multiply our personalities.

What people call insincerity is simply a method by which we can multiply our personalities.

My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's.

My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's.

How marriage ruins a man! It is as demoralizing as cigarettes, and far more expensive.

How marriage ruins a man! It is as demoralizing as cigarettes, and far more expensive.

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

Life is too important to be taken seriously.

Life is too important to be taken seriously.

Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were...

Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were...

She realized as a girl of eight that if she sat down and wrote her...

She realized as a girl of eight that if she sat down and wrote her...