I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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A misanthrope I can understand - a womanthrope never

A misanthrope I can understand - a womanthrope never

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.

Authority is quite degrading

Authority is quite degrading

Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality

Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality

He to whom the present is the only thing that is present, knows nothing of...

He to whom the present is the only thing that is present, knows nothing of...

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always...

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always...

It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that,...

It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that,...

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When...

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When...

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;...

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.

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

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

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...

If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people...

If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people...

Love is like a booger. You keep picking at it until you get it, then...

Love is like a booger. You keep picking at it until you get it, then...

It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.

It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.

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...

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.

Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.

Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.

Don't marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper.

Don't marry for money; you can borrow it cheaper.

Death was Nature's way of telling you to slow down.

Death was Nature's way of telling you to slow down.

Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart.

Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart.