It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to be good than to be ugly.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel that no one...

There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel that no one...

Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal.

Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal.

Talk to every woman as if you loved her, and to every man as if...

Talk to every woman as if you loved her, and to every man as if...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It...

I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It...

Experience is the name we give to our past mistakes

Experience is the name we give to our past mistakes

To regret one's own experiences is to arrest one's own development. To deny one's own...

To regret one's own experiences is to arrest one's own development. To deny one's own...

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

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

The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything.

The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything.

By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the...

By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the...

With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a...

With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a...

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance.

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance.

While to the claims of charity a man may yield and yet be free, to...

While to the claims of charity a man may yield and yet be free, to...

Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do

Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do

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,...

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.

There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that...

There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that...

Now it seems to me that love of some kind is the only possible explanation...

Now it seems to me that love of some kind is the only possible explanation...

When the light has sharply faded And you have lost your way Let another's love...

When the light has sharply faded And you have lost your way Let another's love...

Saving love doesn't bring any interest.

Saving love doesn't bring any interest.