It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about nowadays saying things against one, behind one's back, that are absolutely and entirely true.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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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.

Biography lends to death a new terror.

Biography lends to death a new terror.

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

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...

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses...

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses...

A true friend stabs you in the front.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.

One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.

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

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

There is only one real tragedy in a woman's life. The fact that her past...

There is only one real tragedy in a woman's life. The fact that her past...

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment...

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment...

Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.

Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.

Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat

Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat

Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality

Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality

Only the shallow know themselves.

Only the shallow know themselves.

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution

In marriage, as in war, it is permitted to take every advantage of the enemy.

In marriage, as in war, it is permitted to take every advantage of the enemy.

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.

We were concerned that the public couldn't understand the sudden catastrophe, and concerned about affecting...

We were concerned that the public couldn't understand the sudden catastrophe, and concerned about affecting...

The two greatest commandments are to love God with all our heart, might, mind, and...

The two greatest commandments are to love God with all our heart, might, mind, and...