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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal.

Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal.

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you...

You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you...

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances

It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances

There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else...

There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else...

When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.

When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.

It is only the modern that ever becomes old-fashioned.

It is only the modern that ever becomes old-fashioned.

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...

The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything. Except what is worth knowing. Journalism,...

The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything. Except what is worth knowing. Journalism,...

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

If there is anything in the world more annoying than having people talk about you,...

If there is anything in the world more annoying than having people talk about you,...

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.

Young people, nowadays, imagine that money is everything, and when they grow older, they know...

Young people, nowadays, imagine that money is everything, and when they grow older, they know...

The world is divided into two classes, those who believe the incredible, and those who...

The world is divided into two classes, those who believe the incredible, and those who...

Memory... is the diary that we all carry about with us.

Memory... is the diary that we all carry about with us.

In the wild struggle for existance, we want to have something that endures, and so...

In the wild struggle for existance, we want to have something that endures, and so...

There are two ways of disliking poetry; one way is to dislike it, the other...

There are two ways of disliking poetry; one way is to dislike it, the other...

If creating life is art, then living and dying must be poetry.

If creating life is art, then living and dying must be poetry.

Nature poets can't walk across the backyard without tripping over an epiphany

Nature poets can't walk across the backyard without tripping over an epiphany