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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He to whom the present is the only thing that is present, knows nothing of...

He to whom the present is the only thing that is present, knows nothing of...

It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.

It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance.

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance.

What seems to us bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.

What seems to us bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.

An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him.

An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him.

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...

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...

Life is too important to be taken seriously.

Life is too important to be taken seriously.

Comfort is the only thing our civilization can give us.

Comfort is the only thing our civilization can give us.

My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's.

My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's.

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.

We can have in life but one great experience at best, and the secret of...

We can have in life but one great experience at best, and the secret of...

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

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...

And now, I am dying beyond my means.

And now, I am dying beyond my means.

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

Scepticism is the beginning of Faith.

Scepticism is the beginning of Faith.

It was the passions about whose origin we deceived ourselves that tyrannized most strongly over...

It was the passions about whose origin we deceived ourselves that tyrannized most strongly over...

There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.

There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.

Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever

Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever