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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family...

Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family...

I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives....

I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives....

Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal.

Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal.

Ah, well, then I suppose I shall have to die beyond my means.

Ah, well, then I suppose I shall have to die beyond my means.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

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...

To regret one's own experiences is to arrest one's own development. To deny one's own...

To regret one's own experiences is to arrest one's own development. To deny one's own...

The only reward for love is the experience of loving.

The only reward for love is the experience of loving.

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...

Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your...

Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your...

All great ideas are dangerous.

All great ideas are dangerous.

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

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.

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.

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...

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...

Music makes one feel so romantic - at least it always gets on one's nerves...

Music makes one feel so romantic - at least it always gets on one's nerves...

Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.

Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.

Only the shallow know themselves.

Only the shallow know themselves.

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When...

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When...