Men marry because they are tired, women because they are curious; both are disappointed.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Women Quotes

A pessimist is somebody who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks.

A pessimist is somebody who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks.

The final mystery is oneself.

The final mystery is oneself.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

Seriousness is the last refuge of the shallow.

Seriousness is the last refuge of the shallow.

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always...

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always...

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Friendship is far more tragic than love, it lasts longer.

Friendship is far more tragic than love, it lasts longer.

Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the...

Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the...

These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

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.

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...

In the world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants,...

In the world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants,...

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.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

One of the many lessons that one learns in prison is, that things are what...

One of the many lessons that one learns in prison is, that things are what...

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

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

A dirty mind is a terrible thing to waste.

A dirty mind is a terrible thing to waste.

Humor is vague, runaway stuff that hisses around the fissures and crevices of the mind,...

Humor is vague, runaway stuff that hisses around the fissures and crevices of the mind,...