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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Beauty Quotes, Circumstances Quotes, Gliness Quotes

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...

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment...

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment...

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

She behaves as if she was beautiful. Most American women do. It is the secret...

She behaves as if she was beautiful. Most American women do. It is the secret...

Young people, nowadays, imagine that money is everything, and when they grow older, they know...

Young people, nowadays, imagine that money is everything, and when they grow older, they know...

Nature is always behind the age.

Nature is always behind the age.

Anybody can write a three-volume novel. It merely requires a complete ignorance of both life...

Anybody can write a three-volume novel. It merely requires a complete ignorance of both life...

How strange a thing this is! The Priest telleth me that the Soul is worth...

How strange a thing this is! The Priest telleth me that the Soul is worth...

You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you...

You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you...

Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the...

Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the...

There is only one class in the community that thinks more about money than the...

There is only one class in the community that thinks more about money than the...

We can have in life but one great experience at best, and the secret of...

We can have in life but one great experience at best, and the secret of...

Football is all very well as a game for rough girls, but is hardly suitable...

Football is all very well as a game for rough girls, but is hardly suitable...

To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.

To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.

Time is waste of money.

Time is waste of money.

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

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

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

An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.

An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.

We all need friends with whom we can speak of our deepest concerns, and who...

We all need friends with whom we can speak of our deepest concerns, and who...

To hear complaints with patience, even when complaints are vain, is one of the duties...

To hear complaints with patience, even when complaints are vain, is one of the duties...

For an instant, love can transform the world.

For an instant, love can transform the world.