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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

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

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

How marriage ruins a man! It is as demoralizing as cigarettes, and far more expensive.

How marriage ruins a man! It is as demoralizing as cigarettes, and far more expensive.

I can believe anything provided it is incredible.

I can believe anything provided it is incredible.

There is nothing so difficult to marry as a large nose.

There is nothing so difficult to marry as a large nose.

To get back one's youth one has merely to repeat one's follies

To get back one's youth one has merely to repeat one's follies

There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is...

There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is...

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

People sometimes inquire what form of government is most suitable for an artist to live...

People sometimes inquire what form of government is most suitable for an artist to live...

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.

One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.

One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.

Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.

Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.

No, I am not at all cynical, I have merely got experience, which, however, is...

No, I am not at all cynical, I have merely got experience, which, however, is...

It is exactly because a man cannot do a thing that he is a proper...

It is exactly because a man cannot do a thing that he is a proper...

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.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead.

I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead.

Facts are to the mind what food is to the body

Facts are to the mind what food is to the body

Frankly, once I've eaten a thing... I don't expect to see it again.

Frankly, once I've eaten a thing... I don't expect to see it again.