Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.

Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.

Women love us for our defects. If we have enough of them, they will forgive...

Women love us for our defects. If we have enough of them, they will forgive...

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...

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

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.

Murder is always a mistake - one should never do anything one cannot talk about...

Murder is always a mistake - one should never do anything one cannot talk about...

Whenever cannibals are on the brink of starvation, Heaven, in its infinite mercy, sends them...

Whenever cannibals are on the brink of starvation, Heaven, in its infinite mercy, sends them...

The final mystery is oneself.

The final mystery is oneself.

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love: it is the faithless...

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love: it is the faithless...

The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.

The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

What seems to us bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.

What seems to us bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

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

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

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

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

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell

We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell

You know what a woman's curiosity is.

You know what a woman's curiosity is.

When a woman has scholarly inclinations there is usually something wrong with her sexuality.

When a woman has scholarly inclinations there is usually something wrong with her sexuality.

Money and women. They're two of the strongest things in the world. The things you...

Money and women. They're two of the strongest things in the world. The things you...