Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of art.

It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of art.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

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

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

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime

No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

Biography lends to death a new terror.

Biography lends to death a new terror.

The husbands of very beautiful women belong to the criminal classes.

The husbands of very beautiful women belong to the criminal classes.

Nature is always behind the age.

Nature is always behind the age.

He to whom the present is the only thing that is present, knows nothing of...

He to whom the present is the only thing that is present, knows nothing of...

A man who moralizes is usually a hypocrite, and a woman who moralizes is invariably...

A man who moralizes is usually a hypocrite, and a woman who moralizes is invariably...

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

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

It is only the modern that ever becomes old-fashioned.

It is only the modern that ever becomes old-fashioned.

You know what a woman's curiosity is.

You know what a woman's curiosity is.

Nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude

Nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where;...

I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where;...

Always hold your head up, but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly...

Always hold your head up, but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly...

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not,...

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not,...