It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in the memory of the commercial classes.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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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...

If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem...

If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem...

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

You are beautiful when you are happy.

You are beautiful when you are happy.

An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him.

An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him.

Young people, nowadays, imagine that money is everything, and when they grow older, they know...

Young people, nowadays, imagine that money is everything, and when they grow older, they know...

Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

We degenerate into hideous puppets, haunted by the memory of the passions of which we...

We degenerate into hideous puppets, haunted by the memory of the passions of which we...

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

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

While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the...

While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the...

A true friend stabs you in the front.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.

An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love,...

Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love,...

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.

Men marry because they are tired, women because they are curious; both are disappointed.

Men marry because they are tired, women because they are curious; both are disappointed.

In America, the young are always ready to give to those older than themselves the...

In America, the young are always ready to give to those older than themselves the...

People, when they first come to America, whether as travelers or settlers, become aware of...

People, when they first come to America, whether as travelers or settlers, become aware of...

Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are...

Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are...

I think we all wish we could erase some dark times in our lives. But...

I think we all wish we could erase some dark times in our lives. But...