People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they call their loyalty, and their fidelity, I call either the lethargy of custom or their lack of imagination.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Imagination Quotes, Love Quotes, Marriage Quotes

Genius is born, not paid.

Genius is born, not paid.

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...

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...

Hatred is blind, as well as love.

Hatred is blind, as well as love.

Comfort is the only thing our civilization can give us.

Comfort is the only thing our civilization can give us.

Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed.

Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed.

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.

The final mystery is oneself.

The final mystery is oneself.

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

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

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

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

Temperament is the primary requisite for the critic - a temperament exquisitely susceptible to beauty,...

Temperament is the primary requisite for the critic - a temperament exquisitely susceptible to beauty,...

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

My great mistake, the fault for which I can't forgive myself, is that one day...

My great mistake, the fault for which I can't forgive myself, is that one day...

In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs for ever and ever

In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs for ever and ever

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...

It is always the unreadable that occurs.

It is always the unreadable that occurs.

In married life three is company and two none.

In married life three is company and two none.

This life of separateness may be compared to a dream, a phantasm, a bubble, a...

This life of separateness may be compared to a dream, a phantasm, a bubble, a...

The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.

The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.