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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Reputation Quotes

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.

I can believe anything as long as it is incredible

I can believe anything as long as it is incredible

I have nothing to declare except my genuis.

I have nothing to declare except my genuis.

An optimist will tell you the glass is half-full; the pessimist, half-empty; and the engineer...

An optimist will tell you the glass is half-full; the pessimist, half-empty; and the engineer...

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...

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and...

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and...

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...

The cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

The cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is...

So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is...

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when...

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when...

It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.

It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.

In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the...

In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the...

You know what a woman's curiosity is

You know what a woman's curiosity is

I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in...

I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in...

The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its...

The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its...

No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating.

No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating.

Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless,...

Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless,...

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

When you get that nice celebration coming into the dugout and youre getting your ass...

When you get that nice celebration coming into the dugout and youre getting your ass...

Happy Hump Day and Happy Leap Day everyone! Put them together, and you get an...

Happy Hump Day and Happy Leap Day everyone! Put them together, and you get an...

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House...

I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House...