The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Idleness Quotes, Perfection Quotes, Youth Quotes

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know...

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know...

Don't give a woman advice: one should never give a woman anything she can't wear...

Don't give a woman advice: one should never give a woman anything she can't wear...

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

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

Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is...

Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is...

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,...

Her love was trembling in laughter on her lips.

Her love was trembling in laughter on her lips.

Experience is the name we give to our past mistakes

Experience is the name we give to our past mistakes

I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and...

I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and...

Men always want to be a woman's first love. That is their clumsy vanity. We...

Men always want to be a woman's first love. That is their clumsy vanity. We...

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

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...

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.

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...

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.

To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.

Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable.

Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable.

I can believe anything provided it is incredible.

I can believe anything provided it is incredible.

Women are made to be loved, not understood.

Women are made to be loved, not understood.

The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.

The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.