Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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He hadn't a single redeeming vice.

He hadn't a single redeeming vice.

Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.

Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.

I have made an important discovery... that alcohol, taken in sufficient quantities, produces all the...

I have made an important discovery... that alcohol, taken in sufficient quantities, produces all the...

Nothing spoils romance so much as a sense of humour in the woman.

Nothing spoils romance so much as a sense of humour in the woman.

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 can resist everything except temptation.

I can resist everything except temptation.

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...

Everything popular is wrong.

Everything popular is wrong.

Scepticism is the beginning of Faith.

Scepticism is the beginning of Faith.

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.

Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your...

Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your...

There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is...

There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is...

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating; people who know absolutely...

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating; people who know absolutely...

The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.

The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.

No man is rich enough to buy back his past.

No man is rich enough to buy back his past.

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally...

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally...

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

It's a heartache Nothing but a heartache Hits you when it's too late Hits you...

It's a heartache Nothing but a heartache Hits you when it's too late Hits you...

If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.

If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.

Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish...

Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish...