Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Irony Quotes, Wit Quotes

In the wild struggle for existance, we want to have something that endures, and so...

In the wild struggle for existance, we want to have something that endures, and so...

Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing.

Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing.

An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.

An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

She behaves as if she was beautiful. Most American women do. It is the secret...

She behaves as if she was beautiful. Most American women do. It is the secret...

Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.

Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.

The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.

The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.

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...

Each of the professions means a prejudice. The necessity for a career forces every one...

Each of the professions means a prejudice. The necessity for a career forces every one...

When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.

When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.

How strange a thing this is! The Priest telleth me that the Soul is worth...

How strange a thing this is! The Priest telleth me that the Soul is worth...

We all live in the gutter but some of us are looking up at the...

We all live in the gutter but some of us are looking up at the...

One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.

One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

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...

An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him.

An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him.

Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.

Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.

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...

One of the most lasting pleasures you can experience is the feeling that comes over...

One of the most lasting pleasures you can experience is the feeling that comes over...

The wise learn many things from their enemies.

The wise learn many things from their enemies.

I don't tell just anyone if something is wrong. Sometimes people just ask what's up...

I don't tell just anyone if something is wrong. Sometimes people just ask what's up...