Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Irony Quotes, Wit Quotes

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is...

There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is...

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.

We degenerate into hideous puppets, haunted by the memory of the passions of which we...

We degenerate into hideous puppets, haunted by the memory of the passions of which we...

Time is waste of money.

Time is waste of money.

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is...

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is...

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far...

Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far...

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

A man who moralizes is usually a hypocrite, and a woman who moralizes is invariably...

A man who moralizes is usually a hypocrite, and a woman who moralizes is invariably...

I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and...

I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and...

Bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier...

Bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier...

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

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

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.

By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.

With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a...

With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a...

Only the shallow know themselves.

Only the shallow know themselves.

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses...

Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses...

Brief is life but love is long.

Brief is life but love is long.

We do not own this place, we are just passengers

We do not own this place, we are just passengers