It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Humor Quotes, Seriousness Quotes

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

History is merely gossip

History is merely gossip

All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art...

All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art...

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...

There is only one class in the community that thinks more about money than the...

There is only one class in the community that thinks more about money than the...

One should never trust a woman who tells her real age. If she tells that,...

One should never trust a woman who tells her real age. If she tells that,...

The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its...

The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its...

In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs for ever and ever

In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs for ever and ever

Ah, well, then I suppose I shall have to die beyond my means.

Ah, well, then I suppose I shall have to die beyond my means.

London is full of women who trust their husbands. One can always recognize them. They...

London is full of women who trust their husbands. One can always recognize them. They...

Marriage is not a word; it is a sentence

Marriage is not a word; it is a sentence

There is much to be said in favour of modern journalism. By giving us the...

There is much to be said in favour of modern journalism. By giving us the...

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation

Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation

No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime

No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

My great mistake, the fault for which I can't forgive myself, is that one day...

My great mistake, the fault for which I can't forgive myself, is that one day...

Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love...

Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love...

It is easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

It is easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

Men of integrity, by their very existence, rekindle the belief that as a people we...

Men of integrity, by their very existence, rekindle the belief that as a people we...

Error is discipline through which we advance.

Error is discipline through which we advance.

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too...

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too...