Men become old, but they never become good

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Mankind Quotes

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.

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

Death and vulgarity are the only two facts in the nineteenth century that one cannot...

Death and vulgarity are the only two facts in the nineteenth century that one cannot...

It takes a thoroughly good woman to do a thoroughly stupid thing

It takes a thoroughly good woman to do a thoroughly stupid thing

What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do,...

What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do,...

One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one

One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead.

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead.

Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless,...

Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless,...

It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in...

It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in...

As yet, Bernard Shaw hasn't become prominent enough to have any enemies, but none of...

As yet, Bernard Shaw hasn't become prominent enough to have any enemies, but none of...

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

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

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he...

A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he...

I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about.

I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing.

Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing.

The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.

The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us;...

Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us;...