Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Life Quotes

In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs forever and ever.

In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs forever and ever.

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

Life is too important to be taken seriously.

Life is too important to be taken seriously.

Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time...

Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time...

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

There are two ways of disliking poetry; one way is to dislike it, the other...

There are two ways of disliking poetry; one way is to dislike it, the other...

Action is the last resource of those who know not how to dream.

Action is the last resource of those who know not how to dream.

Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no...

Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no...

The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable, and literature is not...

The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable, and literature is not...

The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happily married life.

The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happily married life.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that,...

It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that,...

Everything popular is wrong.

Everything popular is wrong.

I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and...

I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and...

To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance

To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

Judges, like the criminal classes, have their lighter moments

Judges, like the criminal classes, have their lighter moments

Extravagance is the luxury of the poor; penury is the luxury of the rich

Extravagance is the luxury of the poor; penury is the luxury of the rich

Nouveau riche is better than no riche.

Nouveau riche is better than no riche.

I was born ostentatious. They will list my name in the dictionary someday. They will...

I was born ostentatious. They will list my name in the dictionary someday. They will...

I love luxury. And luxury lies not in richness and ornateness but in the absence...

I love luxury. And luxury lies not in richness and ornateness but in the absence...