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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Gentlemen Quotes, Pleasure Quotes

My wife and I no longer have anything in common but our differences.

My wife and I no longer have anything in common but our differences.

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask,...

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask,...

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

Literature always anticipates life. It does not copy it, but moulds it to its purpose....

Literature always anticipates life. It does not copy it, but moulds it to its purpose....

It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that,...

It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that,...

What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do,...

What we have to do, what at any rate it is our duty to do,...

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

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

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

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

One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one

One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

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...

By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.

By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

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,...

Selfishness is not living as one wisheThe cynic knows the price of everything and the...

Selfishness is not living as one wisheThe cynic knows the price of everything and the...

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...

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.

All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.

No doubt exists that all women are crazy; it's only a question of degree.

No doubt exists that all women are crazy; it's only a question of degree.

If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them...

If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them...