One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything, except a good reputation.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Death Quotes, Reputation Quotes

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

There is something terribly morbid in the modern sympathy with pain. One should sympathise with...

There is something terribly morbid in the modern sympathy with pain. One should sympathise with...

There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is...

There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is...

Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is...

Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is...

I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But...

I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But...

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

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

There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else...

There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else...

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.

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far...

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far...

Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing

Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing

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

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

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live...

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live...

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value...

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value...

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

Nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude

Nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude

Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon...

Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon...

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives....

I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives....