If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to listen, society here would be quite civilized.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is...

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is...

When good Americans die they go to Paris.

When good Americans die they go to Paris.

I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.

I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

Friendship is far more tragic than love, it lasts longer.

Friendship is far more tragic than love, it lasts longer.

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

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

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

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well...

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well...

Insincerity is merely a method by which we can multiply our personalities

Insincerity is merely a method by which we can multiply our personalities

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

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.

Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.

Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.

If one tells the truth, one is sure sooner or later to be found out

If one tells the truth, one is sure sooner or later to be found out

Music makes one feel so romantic - at least it always gets on one's nerves...

Music makes one feel so romantic - at least it always gets on one's nerves...

All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction.

All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction.

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when it's the only one you have

Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when it's the only one you have

If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do not listen to...

If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do not listen to...

If you want to kill any idea in the world, get a committee working on...

If you want to kill any idea in the world, get a committee working on...

Individuality is founded in feeling; and the recesses of feeling, the darker, blinder strata of...

Individuality is founded in feeling; and the recesses of feeling, the darker, blinder strata of...

Creativity is not merely the innocent spontaneity of our youth and childhood; it must also...

Creativity is not merely the innocent spontaneity of our youth and childhood; it must also...