The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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35 is a very attractive age. London society is full of women of the very...

35 is a very attractive age. London society is full of women of the very...

Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.

Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.

Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed.

Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed.

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

True love is like a pair of socks: you gotta have two and they've gotta...

True love is like a pair of socks: you gotta have two and they've gotta...

I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance

I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask,...

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask,...

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

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

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

There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called...

There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called...

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

Any preoccupation with ideas of what is right or wrong in conduct shows an arrested...

Any preoccupation with ideas of what is right or wrong in conduct shows an arrested...

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old...

I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old...

God's eternal laws are kind-and break the heart of stone.

God's eternal laws are kind-and break the heart of stone.

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

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

I believe that God has planted in every heart the desire to live in freedom.

I believe that God has planted in every heart the desire to live in freedom.

And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and...

And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and...