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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Idleness Quotes, Perfection Quotes, Youth Quotes

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

The husbands of very beautiful women belong to the criminal classes.

The husbands of very beautiful women belong to the criminal classes.

Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no...

Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no...

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

Everything popular is wrong.

Everything popular is wrong.

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

London is full of women who trust their husbands. One can always recognize them. They...

London is full of women who trust their husbands. One can always recognize them. They...

One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should...

One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should...

Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.

Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.

To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.

To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.

Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art...

Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art...

Good taste is the excuse I've always given for leading such a bad life.

Good taste is the excuse I've always given for leading such a bad life.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

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...

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

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

In America, the young are always ready to give to those older than themselves the...

In America, the young are always ready to give to those older than themselves the...

The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what...

The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what...

It's beauty that captures your attention; personality which captures your heart.

It's beauty that captures your attention; personality which captures your heart.

The flowers anew, returning seasons bring, But faded beauty has no second spring

The flowers anew, returning seasons bring, But faded beauty has no second spring

I pull you from your tower, take away your pain. Show you all the beauty...

I pull you from your tower, take away your pain. Show you all the beauty...

My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But, ah, my...

My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But, ah, my...

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way. You become just by...

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way. You become just by...