Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always so occupied with being jealous of other women's husbands.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Nature is always behind the age.

Nature is always behind the age.

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.

Pleasure is Nature's test, her sign of approval. When man is happy, he is in...

Pleasure is Nature's test, her sign of approval. When man is happy, he is in...

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

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

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.

The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.

The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.

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...

Nature is always behind the age

Nature is always behind the age

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.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always...

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always...

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of...

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of...

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great...

Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great...

Her love was trembling in laughter on her lips.

Her love was trembling in laughter on her lips.

Children have a natural antipathy to books - handicraft should be the basis of education....

Children have a natural antipathy to books - handicraft should be the basis of education....

Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die?... Wise men write many books,...

Who knows for what we live, and struggle, and die?... Wise men write many books,...

The reason that there are so few good books written is that so few people...

The reason that there are so few good books written is that so few people...

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.