I don't like compliments, and I don't see why a man should think he is pleasing a woman enormously when he says to her a whole heap of things that he doesn't mean

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Compliments Quotes, Men And Women Quotes

By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.

By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.

A man who moralizes is usually a hypocrite, and a woman who moralizes is invariably...

A man who moralizes is usually a hypocrite, and a woman who moralizes is invariably...

The security of Society lies in custom and unconscious instinct, and the basis of the...

The security of Society lies in custom and unconscious instinct, and the basis of the...

Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they...

Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they...

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

I want the dead lovers of the world to hear our laughter and grow sad....

I want the dead lovers of the world to hear our laughter and grow sad....

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

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

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

To get back one's youth one has merely to repeat one's follies

To get back one's youth one has merely to repeat one's follies

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.

There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to...

There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to...

People sometimes inquire what form of government is most suitable for an artist to live...

People sometimes inquire what form of government is most suitable for an artist to live...

Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground

Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground

Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see, if one plays good music,...

Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see, if one plays good music,...

There is nothing so difficult to marry as a large nose.

There is nothing so difficult to marry as a large nose.

It is only the modern that ever becomes old fashioned.

It is only the modern that ever becomes old fashioned.

Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless,...

Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless,...

Who, being loved, is poor?

Who, being loved, is poor?

Real love is a pilgrimage. It happens when there is no strategy, but it is...

Real love is a pilgrimage. It happens when there is no strategy, but it is...

The heart that loves is always young.

The heart that loves is always young.

Someone once said that a fool can put on his coat better than a wise...

Someone once said that a fool can put on his coat better than a wise...