Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live...

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live...

Pleasure is Nature's test, her sign of approval. When man is happy, he is in...

Pleasure is Nature's test, her sign of approval. When man is happy, he is in...

To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.

To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.

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.

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is...

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is...

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives....

I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives....

I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It...

I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It...

Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things...

Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things...

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.

Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.

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.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

All art is quite useless.

All art is quite useless.

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had...

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had...

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.