I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality was so fascinating that, if I allowed it to do so, it would absorb my whole nature, my whole soul, my very art itself.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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

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

As yet, Bernard Shaw hasn't become prominent enough to have any enemies, but none of...

As yet, Bernard Shaw hasn't become prominent enough to have any enemies, but none of...

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.

The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.

It (cricket) requires one to assume such indecent postures

It (cricket) requires one to assume such indecent postures

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...

Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time...

Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time...

I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives....

I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives....

As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she...

As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she...

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

Anybody can write a three-volume novel. It merely requires a complete ignorance of both life...

Anybody can write a three-volume novel. It merely requires a complete ignorance of both life...

From the point of view of literature Mr. Kipling is a genius who drops his...

From the point of view of literature Mr. Kipling is a genius who drops his...

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever,...

Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever,...

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should...

One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should...

A misanthrope I can understand - a womanthrope never

A misanthrope I can understand - a womanthrope never

Men make the mistake of thinking that because women can't see the sense in violence,...

Men make the mistake of thinking that because women can't see the sense in violence,...

The man flaps about with a bunch of feathers: the woman goes to work softly...

The man flaps about with a bunch of feathers: the woman goes to work softly...