Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Seriousness Quotes, Shallowness Quotes

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

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

A true friend stabs you in the front.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

It is through¦ Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid...

It is through¦ Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid...

Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists...

Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists...

Most men and women are forced to perform parts for which they have no qualification.

Most men and women are forced to perform parts for which they have no qualification.

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

The only reward for love is the experience of loving.

The only reward for love is the experience of loving.

God's eternal laws are kind-and break the heart of stone.

God's eternal laws are kind-and break the heart of stone.

The security of Society lies in custom and unconscious instinct, and the basis of the...

The security of Society lies in custom and unconscious instinct, and the basis of the...

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:...

Judges, like the criminal classes, have their lighter moments

Judges, like the criminal classes, have their lighter moments

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...

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...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

It is only the modern that ever becomes old fashioned.

It is only the modern that ever becomes old fashioned.

He must have a truly romantic nature, for he weeps when there is nothing at...

He must have a truly romantic nature, for he weeps when there is nothing at...

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

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

To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like...

To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like...

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

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...