In marriage, as in war, it is permitted to take every advantage of the enemy.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Marriage Quotes, War Quotes

All trials are trials for one's life, just as all sentences are sentences of death.

All trials are trials for one's life, just as all sentences are sentences of death.

Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.

Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.

The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing

The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

No, I am not at all cynical, I have merely got experience, which, however, is...

No, I am not at all cynical, I have merely got experience, which, however, is...

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

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.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value...

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value...

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

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

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

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

To get back to my youth I would do anything in the world, except take...

To get back to my youth I would do anything in the world, except take...

One of the virtues of being very young is that you don't let the facts...

One of the virtues of being very young is that you don't let the facts...

Few women, I fear, have had such reason as I have to think the long...

Few women, I fear, have had such reason as I have to think the long...