Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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What people call insincerity is simply a method by which we can multiply our personalities.

What people call insincerity is simply a method by which we can multiply our personalities.

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.

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating; people who know absolutely...

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating; people who know absolutely...

Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of...

Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of...

Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see, if one plays good music,...

Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see, if one plays good music,...

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses...

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses...

Until this moment, I never understood how hard it was to lose something you never...

Until this moment, I never understood how hard it was to lose something you never...

The husbands of very beautiful women belong to the criminal classes.

The husbands of very beautiful women belong to the criminal classes.

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

Men become old, but they never become good

Men become old, but they never become good

The one charm about marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary...

The one charm about marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary...

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is...

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is...

Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying.

Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying.

Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends up blocking his retreat.

Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends up blocking his retreat.

She...can talk brillantly upon any subject provided she knows nothing about it.

She...can talk brillantly upon any subject provided she knows nothing about it.

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...

If a man take no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near...

If a man take no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near...

Oh, Misery, I have drunk thy cup of sorrow to its dregs, but I am...

Oh, Misery, I have drunk thy cup of sorrow to its dregs, but I am...