Selfishness is not living as one wisheThe cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. s to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

You know what a woman's curiosity is

You know what a woman's curiosity is

London is full of women who trust their husbands. One can always recognize them. They...

London is full of women who trust their husbands. One can always recognize them. They...

I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old...

I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old...

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment...

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment...

I can believe anything provided it is incredible.

I can believe anything provided it is incredible.

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.

Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.

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.

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.

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live; it is asking others to live...

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live; it is asking others to live...

I have nothing to declare but my genius.

I have nothing to declare but my genius.

By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the...

By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the...

There is something terribly morbid in the modern sympathy with pain. One should sympathise with...

There is something terribly morbid in the modern sympathy with pain. One should sympathise with...

It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to...

It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to...

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...

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

One should rather die than be betrayed. There is no deceit in death. It delivers...

One should rather die than be betrayed. There is no deceit in death. It delivers...

Justice divine has weighed: the doom is clear. All hope renounce, ye lost, who enter...

Justice divine has weighed: the doom is clear. All hope renounce, ye lost, who enter...