Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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

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

A true friend stabs you in the front.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its...

The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its...

To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim

To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim

You are beautiful when you are happy.

You are beautiful when you are happy.

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.

Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.

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,...

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

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...

Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love,...

Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love,...

A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything but the value of...

A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything but the value of...

A kiss may ruin a human life.

A kiss may ruin a human life.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like...

To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like...

Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground

Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.

Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.

Happiness is an imaginary condition, formerly attributed by the living to the dead, now usually...

Happiness is an imaginary condition, formerly attributed by the living to the dead, now usually...

Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness.

Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness.

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.

Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel...

Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer...

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer...

Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference...

Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference...

Men always fall for frigid women because they put on the best show.

Men always fall for frigid women because they put on the best show.