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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Young people, nowadays, imagine that money is everything, and when they grow older, they know...

Young people, nowadays, imagine that money is everything, and when they grow older, they know...

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they...

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they...

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

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

All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction.

All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction.

Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the...

Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the...

An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.

An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.

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

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

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses...

Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses...

The way of paradoxes is the way of truth.

The way of paradoxes is the way of truth.

Football is all very well as a game for rough girls, but is hardly suitable...

Football is all very well as a game for rough girls, but is hardly suitable...

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...

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.

Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.

Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.

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.

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When...

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When...

As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she...

As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she...

Women are made to be loved, not understood.

Women are made to be loved, not understood.