Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the fact that we have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, the language

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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It (cricket) requires one to assume such indecent postures

It (cricket) requires one to assume such indecent postures

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it has...

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it has...

Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.

Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.

The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.

The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.

I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.

He hadn't a single redeeming vice.

He hadn't a single redeeming vice.

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my...

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my...

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

I like men who have a future and women who have a past.

I like men who have a future and women who have a past.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

You know what a woman's curiosity is

You know what a woman's curiosity is

It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.

It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

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...

It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to...

It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to...

Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that...

Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that...

The world is divided into two classes, those who believe the incredible, and those who...

The world is divided into two classes, those who believe the incredible, and those who...

Selfishness is not living as one wisheThe cynic knows the price of everything and the...

Selfishness is not living as one wisheThe cynic knows the price of everything and the...