My duty as a gentleman has never interfered with my pleasures in the smallest degree.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Gentlemen Quotes, Pleasure Quotes

The intellect is not a serious thing, and never has been. It is an instrument...

The intellect is not a serious thing, and never has been. It is an instrument...

Ah, well, then I suppose I shall have to die beyond my means.

Ah, well, then I suppose I shall have to die beyond my means.

The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable, and literature is not...

The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable, and literature is not...

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

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

Temperament is the primary requisite for the critic - a temperament exquisitely susceptible to beauty,...

Temperament is the primary requisite for the critic - a temperament exquisitely susceptible to beauty,...

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

An ordinary man away from home giving advice.

An ordinary man away from home giving advice.

Vulgarity is the conduct of other people, just as falsehoods are the truths of other...

Vulgarity is the conduct of other people, just as falsehoods are the truths of other...

Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation.

Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation.

Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.

Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.

Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that...

Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that...

It was only a sunny smile and little it cost in the giving but like...

It was only a sunny smile and little it cost in the giving but like...

They spoil every romance by trying to make it last forever.

They spoil every romance by trying to make it last forever.

Extravagance is the luxury of the poor; penury is the luxury of the rich

Extravagance is the luxury of the poor; penury is the luxury of the rich

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go

A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love...

A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love...

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had...

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had...

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

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

In childhood, we yearn to be grown-ups. In old age, we yearn to be kids....

In childhood, we yearn to be grown-ups. In old age, we yearn to be kids....

We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.

We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.