Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It...

I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It...

The supreme object of life is to live. Few people live. It is true life...

The supreme object of life is to live. Few people live. It is true life...

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.

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

He must have a truly romantic nature, for he weeps when there is nothing at...

He must have a truly romantic nature, for he weeps when there is nothing at...

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

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

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...

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it

Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it

Murder is always a mistake - one should never do anything one cannot talk about...

Murder is always a mistake - one should never do anything one cannot talk about...

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can...

The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can...

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would...

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would...

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...

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers

Curiosity killed the cat because he wanted to know if it really had 9 lives.

Curiosity killed the cat because he wanted to know if it really had 9 lives.