Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they...

Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they...

Simplicity is Beauty and Beauty is simplicity, nothing more, nothing less.

Simplicity is Beauty and Beauty is simplicity, nothing more, nothing less.

I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.

I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.

It is only the modern that ever becomes old fashioned.

It is only the modern that ever becomes old fashioned.

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance

It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to...

It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to...

Twenty years of romance makes a woman look like a ruin; but twenty years of...

Twenty years of romance makes a woman look like a ruin; but twenty years of...

When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.

When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.

How marriage ruins a man! It is as demoralizing as cigarettes, and far more expensive.

How marriage ruins a man! It is as demoralizing as cigarettes, and far more expensive.

The cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

The cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Faithfulness is to the emotional life what consistency is to the life of the intellect...

Faithfulness is to the emotional life what consistency is to the life of the intellect...

Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it

Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it

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

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

She behaves as if she was beautiful. Most American women do. It is the secret...

She behaves as if she was beautiful. Most American women do. It is the secret...

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

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...

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...

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When...

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When...

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

Why was I born with such contemporaries?