Seriousness is the last refuge of the shallow.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Humor Quotes, Seriousness Quotes

To give and not expect return, that is what lies at the heart of love.

To give and not expect return, that is what lies at the heart of love.

Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever,...

Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever,...

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...

One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.

One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.

Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

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.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless,...

Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless,...

In marriage, as in war, it is permitted to take every advantage of the enemy.

In marriage, as in war, it is permitted to take every advantage of the enemy.

The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable, and literature is not...

The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable, and literature is not...

God and other artists are always a little obscure.

God and other artists are always a little obscure.

Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends up blocking his retreat.

Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends up blocking his retreat.

I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance

I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance

Memory... is the diary that we all carry about with us.

Memory... is the diary that we all carry about with us.

It was the passions about whose origin we deceived ourselves that tyrannized most strongly over...

It was the passions about whose origin we deceived ourselves that tyrannized most strongly over...

We can have in life but one great experience at best, and the secret of...

We can have in life but one great experience at best, and the secret of...

While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the...

While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the...

Reality is a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs.

Reality is a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs.

Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.

Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.