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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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

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

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,...

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

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...

You know what a woman's curiosity is

You know what a woman's curiosity is

A true friend stabs you in the front.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That is the difference between the...

Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That is the difference between the...

Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us;...

Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us;...

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

No man is rich enough to buy back his past.

No man is rich enough to buy back his past.

Women love us for our defects. If we have enough of them, they will forgive...

Women love us for our defects. If we have enough of them, they will forgive...

Everything popular is wrong.

Everything popular is wrong.

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair...

I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair...

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...

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.