Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Insults Quotes, People Quotes

It is only the modern that ever becomes old fashioned.

It is only the modern that ever becomes old fashioned.

The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything. Except what is worth knowing. Journalism,...

The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything. Except what is worth knowing. Journalism,...

Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.

Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.

With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a...

With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a...

You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you...

You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you...

It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to...

It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to...

You know what a woman's curiosity is

You know what a woman's curiosity is

Only the shallow know themselves.

Only the shallow know themselves.

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...

If there was less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the...

If there was less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the...

It is because Humanity has never known where it was going that it has been...

It is because Humanity has never known where it was going that it has been...

I don't like compliments, and I don't see why a man should think he is...

I don't like compliments, and I don't see why a man should think he is...

Popularity is the one insult I have never suffered.

Popularity is the one insult I have never suffered.

A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he...

A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he...

Nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude

Nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude

In married life three is company and two none.

In married life three is company and two none.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love,...

Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love,...

I have no trouble with my enemies. I can take care of my enemies all...

I have no trouble with my enemies. I can take care of my enemies all...

To find a friend one must close one eye; To keep him, two

To find a friend one must close one eye; To keep him, two