Temperament is the primary requisite for the critic - a temperament exquisitely susceptible to beauty, and to the various impressions that beauty gives us.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Charity creates a multitude of sins. Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a...

Charity creates a multitude of sins. Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a...

Nothing spoils romance so much as a sense of humour in the woman.

Nothing spoils romance so much as a sense of humour in the woman.

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

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

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

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

Hearts live by being wounded.

Hearts live by being wounded.

I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance

I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance

When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with...

When liberty comes with hands dabbled in blood it is hard to shake hands with...

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it has...

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it has...

Musical people always want one to be perfectly dumb at the very moment when one...

Musical people always want one to be perfectly dumb at the very moment when one...

My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's.

My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's.

Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

I can believe anything provided it is incredible.

I can believe anything provided it is incredible.

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...

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

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

Life is too important to be taken seriously.

Life is too important to be taken seriously.

Religion is the fashionable substitute for belief

Religion is the fashionable substitute for belief

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always...

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always...

It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.

It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.

My mind is a lock pick always looking for another door to open. I often...

My mind is a lock pick always looking for another door to open. I often...

The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our...

The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our...