Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Seriousness Quotes, Shallowness Quotes

Skepticism is the beginning of faith.

Skepticism is the beginning of faith.

Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.

Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.

In America, the young are always ready to give to those older than themselves the...

In America, the young are always ready to give to those older than themselves the...

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

Genius is born, not paid.

Genius is born, not paid.

Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead...

Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead...

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

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...

They spoil every romance by trying to make it last forever.

They spoil every romance by trying to make it last forever.

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.

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.

I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.

Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things...

Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things...

Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great...

Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great...

We degenerate into hideous puppets, haunted by the memory of the passions of which we...

We degenerate into hideous puppets, haunted by the memory of the passions of which we...

When in doubt, risk it

When in doubt, risk it

Four be the things I'd have been better without: love, curiosity, freckles and doubt.

Four be the things I'd have been better without: love, curiosity, freckles and doubt.