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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Death Quotes

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

Journalism justifies its own existence by the great Darwinian principle of the survival of the...

Journalism justifies its own existence by the great Darwinian principle of the survival of the...

I can believe anything provided it is incredible.

I can believe anything provided it is incredible.

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...

A mans face is his autobiography. A women's face is her work of fiction.

A mans face is his autobiography. A women's face is her work of fiction.

My great mistake, the fault for which I can't forgive myself, is that one day...

My great mistake, the fault for which I can't forgive myself, is that one day...

It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will...

It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will...

And now, I am dying beyond my means.

And now, I am dying beyond my means.

Her love was trembling in laughter on her lips.

Her love was trembling in laughter on her lips.

I want the dead lovers of the world to hear our laughter and grow sad....

I want the dead lovers of the world to hear our laughter and grow sad....

Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of...

Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of...

The man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world.

The man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world.

Most men and women are forced to perform parts for which they have no qualification.

Most men and women are forced to perform parts for which they have no qualification.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.

I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.

A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything but the value of...

A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything but the value of...

If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people...

If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people...

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable.

Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable.

Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things...

Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things...