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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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While to the claims of charity a man may yield and yet be free, to...

While to the claims of charity a man may yield and yet be free, to...

Men marry because they are tired, women because they are curious; both are disappointed.

Men marry because they are tired, women because they are curious; both are disappointed.

It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in...

It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in...

It is exactly because a man cannot do a thing that he is a proper...

It is exactly because a man cannot do a thing that he is a proper...

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

One should never trust a woman who tells her real age. If she tells that,...

One should never trust a woman who tells her real age. If she tells that,...

Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a...

Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a...

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

Talk to every woman as if you loved her, and to every man as if...

Talk to every woman as if you loved her, and to every man as if...

How else but through a broken heart may Lord Christ enter in?

How else but through a broken heart may Lord Christ enter in?

No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating.

No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating.

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

Shallow sorrows and shallow loves live on. The loves and sorrows that are great are...

Shallow sorrows and shallow loves live on. The loves and sorrows that are great are...

And he goes through life, his mouth open, and his mind closed.

And he goes through life, his mouth open, and his mind closed.

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...

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

The proper school to learn art is not life but art

The proper school to learn art is not life but art

An artist is always alone - if he is an artist. No, what the artist...

An artist is always alone - if he is an artist. No, what the artist...

Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still,...

Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still,...