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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Comfort is the only thing our civilization can give us.

Comfort is the only thing our civilization can give us.

There is nothing so difficult to marry as a large nose.

There is nothing so difficult to marry as a large nose.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

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...

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise

If there was less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the...

If there was less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the...

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

A pessimist is somebody who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks.

A pessimist is somebody who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks.

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...

Friendship is far more tragic than love, it lasts longer.

Friendship is far more tragic than love, it lasts longer.

Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing

Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing

A true friend stabs you in the front.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

Hear no evil, speak no evil - and you'll never be invited to a party

Hear no evil, speak no evil - and you'll never be invited to a party

Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal.

Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal.

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...

God, give me a rich husband though he be an ass

God, give me a rich husband though he be an ass

What's the difference between a boyfriend and a husband? About 30 pounds.

What's the difference between a boyfriend and a husband? About 30 pounds.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.

Jealousy is the jaundice of the soul.