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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The sign of a Philistine age is the cry of immorality against art.

The sign of a Philistine age is the cry of immorality against art.

Children have a natural antipathy to books - handicraft should be the basis of education....

Children have a natural antipathy to books - handicraft should be the basis of education....

By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.

By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.

Friendship is far more tragic than love, it lasts longer.

Friendship is far more tragic than love, it lasts longer.

There's nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It's a thing...

There's nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It's a thing...

Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art...

Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art...

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground

Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

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,...

Popularity is the crown of laurel which the world puts on bad art. Whatever is...

Popularity is the crown of laurel which the world puts on bad art. Whatever is...

All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.

All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.

It takes a thoroughly good woman to do a thoroughly stupid thing

It takes a thoroughly good woman to do a thoroughly stupid thing

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

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

Love is like a booger. You keep picking at it until you get it, then...

Love is like a booger. You keep picking at it until you get it, then...

In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs forever and ever.

In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs forever and ever.

Nothing spoils a romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman.

Nothing spoils a romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman.

The gifts of an honorable, well-lived life are in those who will miss you once...

The gifts of an honorable, well-lived life are in those who will miss you once...

The two most misused words in the entire English vocabulary are love and friendship. A...

The two most misused words in the entire English vocabulary are love and friendship. A...

I've given you my best, why does she get the best of you?

I've given you my best, why does she get the best of you?