Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Journalism justifies its own existence by the great Darwinian principle of the survival of the...

Journalism justifies its own existence by the great Darwinian principle of the survival of the...

The husbands of very beautiful women belong to the criminal classes.

The husbands of very beautiful women belong to the criminal classes.

I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.

I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.

I don't like compliments, and I don't see why a man should think he is...

I don't like compliments, and I don't see why a man should think he is...

I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about.

I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about.

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is...

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is...

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...

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,...

Charity creates a multitude of sins.

Charity creates a multitude of sins.

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

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

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...

The man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world.

The man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world.

The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happily married life.

The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happily married life.

It is only the modern that ever becomes old fashioned.

It is only the modern that ever becomes old fashioned.

To become a spectator of one's own life is to escape the suffering of life.

To become a spectator of one's own life is to escape the suffering of life.

When a woman marries again it is because she detested her first husband. When a...

When a woman marries again it is because she detested her first husband. When a...

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when...

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when...

I sometimes think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability

I sometimes think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the...

Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the...

Ask God for forgiveness, and leave your regrets in the past!

Ask God for forgiveness, and leave your regrets in the past!

The world is the court of God. The criminal is God; the punisher is God;...

The world is the court of God. The criminal is God; the punisher is God;...