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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.

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....

I have nothing to declare but my genius.

I have nothing to declare but my genius.

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is...

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is...

Life is one fool thing after another whereas love is two fool things after each...

Life is one fool thing after another whereas love is two fool things after each...

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

Vulgarity is simply the conduct of other people.

Vulgarity is simply the conduct of other people.

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know...

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know...

Good taste is the excuse I've always given for leading such a bad life.

Good taste is the excuse I've always given for leading such a bad life.

The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything. Except what is worth knowing. Journalism,...

The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything. Except what is worth knowing. Journalism,...

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

Young people, nowadays, imagine that money is everything, and when they grow older, they know...

Young people, nowadays, imagine that money is everything, and when they grow older, they know...

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...

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead

Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.

Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.

Genius is born, not paid.

Genius is born, not paid.

35 is a very attractive age. London society is full of women of the very...

35 is a very attractive age. London society is full of women of the very...

For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set...

For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set...

Middle age is when you say, 'I did that twenty years ago' and twenty years...

Middle age is when you say, 'I did that twenty years ago' and twenty years...

I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you don't...

I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you don't...