No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Beauty Quotes, Circumstances Quotes, Ugliness Quotes

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

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

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

The face of the enemy frightens me only when I see how much it resembles...

The face of the enemy frightens me only when I see how much it resembles...

There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else...

There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else...

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.

It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

Judges, like the criminal classes, have their lighter moments

Judges, like the criminal classes, have their lighter moments

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;...

The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.

The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.

As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she...

As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she...

To get back to my youth I would do anything in the world, except take...

To get back to my youth I would do anything in the world, except take...

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

There is luxury in self reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else...

There is luxury in self reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else...

We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.

We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.

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

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

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

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...

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.