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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It...

Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It...

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love...

A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love...

Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us;...

Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us;...

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Crying is the refuge of plain women but the ruin of pretty ones.

Crying is the refuge of plain women but the ruin of pretty ones.

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...

Who, being loved, is poor?

Who, being loved, is poor?

I can believe anything as long as it is incredible

I can believe anything as long as it is incredible

I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in...

I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in...

Faithfulness is to the emotional life what consistency is to the life of the intellect...

Faithfulness is to the emotional life what consistency is to the life of the intellect...

Those whom the gods love grow young.

Those whom the gods love grow young.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.

To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.

Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses...

Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses...

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...

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,...

Rarely has reality needed so much to be imagined.

Rarely has reality needed so much to be imagined.

I would be going until I went over the bounds of reality and was then...

I would be going until I went over the bounds of reality and was then...

Through others we become ourselves.

Through others we become ourselves.

The truth is I love being alive. And I love feeling free. So if I...

The truth is I love being alive. And I love feeling free. So if I...