Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it has merely been detected.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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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...

It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.

It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.

And he goes through life, his mouth open, and his mind closed.

And he goes through life, his mouth open, and his mind closed.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance

To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance

The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork - Oscar Wilde

The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork - Oscar Wilde

I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance

I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance

Hearts live by being wounded.

Hearts live by being wounded.

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...

Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived

Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived

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...

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...

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and...

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and...

Judges, like the criminal classes, have their lighter moments

Judges, like the criminal classes, have their lighter moments

A man cannot reason with the woman he loves: he cares about her too much.

A man cannot reason with the woman he loves: he cares about her too much.

It is through¦ Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid...

It is through¦ Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid...

If there is anything in the world more annoying than having people talk about you,...

If there is anything in the world more annoying than having people talk about you,...

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.

Who's going to feel sorry for him? You know they're illegal, whether it was two...

Who's going to feel sorry for him? You know they're illegal, whether it was two...

We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men;...

We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men;...