Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Vulgarity is the conduct of other people, just as falsehoods are the truths of other...

Vulgarity is the conduct of other people, just as falsehoods are the truths of other...

It often happens that the real tragedies of life occur in such an inartistic manner...

It often happens that the real tragedies of life occur in such an inartistic manner...

To regret one's own experiences is to arrest one's own development. To deny one's own...

To regret one's own experiences is to arrest one's own development. To deny one's own...

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than...

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than...

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

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

Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground

Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground

Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob

Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob

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

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

It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or...

It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or...

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives....

I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives....

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

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

Her love was trembling in laughter on her lips.

Her love was trembling in laughter on her lips.

It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about nowadays saying things against one, behind...

It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about nowadays saying things against one, behind...

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

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

A mans face is his autobiography. A women's face is her work of fiction.

A mans face is his autobiography. A women's face is her work of fiction.

The secret of life is to appreciate the pleasure of being terribly deceived

The secret of life is to appreciate the pleasure of being terribly deceived

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value...

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value...

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

No man is rich enough to buy back his past.

No man is rich enough to buy back his past.