In America, the young are always ready to give to those older than themselves the full benefit of their inexperience

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: America And Americans Quotes, Experience Quotes

How strange a thing this is! The Priest telleth me that the Soul is worth...

How strange a thing this is! The Priest telleth me that the Soul is worth...

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...

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

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.

Hatred is blind, as well as love.

Hatred is blind, as well as love.

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of...

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of...

Everything popular is wrong.

Everything popular is wrong.

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

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

A true friend stabs you in the front.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the...

While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the...

In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the...

In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the...

Experience is the name we give to our past mistakes

Experience is the name we give to our past mistakes

The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable, and literature is not...

The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable, and literature is not...

The secret of life is in art.

The secret of life is in art.

Vulgarity is simply the conduct of other people.

Vulgarity is simply the conduct of other people.

One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything, except a good reputation.

One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything, except a good reputation.

And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death;...

And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death;...

Drink today, and drown all sorrow; You shall perhaps not do it tomorrow; Best, while...

Drink today, and drown all sorrow; You shall perhaps not do it tomorrow; Best, while...

After your death you will be what you were before your birth.

After your death you will be what you were before your birth.

Ninety percent of all politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.

Ninety percent of all politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.