No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Crime Quotes, Vulgarity Quotes

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

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses...

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses...

When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life;...

When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life;...

Genius is born, not paid.

Genius is born, not paid.

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is...

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is...

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than...

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than...

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

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

Experience is the name we give to our past mistakes

Experience is the name we give to our past mistakes

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...

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

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

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

Children have a natural antipathy to books - handicraft should be the basis of education....

Children have a natural antipathy to books - handicraft should be the basis of education....

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

Those whom the gods love grow young.

Those whom the gods love grow young.

If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to...

If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to...

With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a...

With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a...

If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are...

If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are...

You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.

You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.