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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Vulgarity is simply the conduct of other people.

Vulgarity is simply the conduct of other people.

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

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.

Ambition is the last refuge of failure.

Ambition is the last refuge of failure.

I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old...

I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old...

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...

God's eternal laws are kind-and break the heart of stone.

God's eternal laws are kind-and break the heart of stone.

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

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

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...

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

The supreme object of life is to live. Few people live. It is true life...

The supreme object of life is to live. Few people live. It is true life...

Insincerity is merely a method by which we can multiply our personalities

Insincerity is merely a method by which we can multiply our personalities

He must have a truly romantic nature, for he weeps when there is nothing at...

He must have a truly romantic nature, for he weeps when there is nothing at...

My duty as a gentleman has never interfered with my pleasures in the smallest degree.

My duty as a gentleman has never interfered with my pleasures in the smallest degree.

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.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that...

There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that...

Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.

Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.

These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.

It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.