The cynic knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Women are made to be loved, not understood.

Women are made to be loved, not understood.

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...

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,...

The only difference between a caprice and a lifelong passion is that the caprice lasts...

The only difference between a caprice and a lifelong passion is that the caprice lasts...

Marriage is not a word; it is a sentence

Marriage is not a word; it is a sentence

Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It...

Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It...

Simplicity is Beauty and Beauty is simplicity, nothing more, nothing less.

Simplicity is Beauty and Beauty is simplicity, nothing more, nothing less.

She...can talk brillantly upon any subject provided she knows nothing about it.

She...can talk brillantly upon any subject provided she knows nothing about it.

Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever,...

Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever,...

A kiss may ruin a human life.

A kiss may ruin a human life.

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.

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...

Put your talent into your work, but your genius into your life

Put your talent into your work, but your genius into your life

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.

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...

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...

Ambition is the last refuge of failure.

Ambition is the last refuge of failure.

Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.

Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.

The most important of my discoveries have been suggested to me by my failures.

The most important of my discoveries have been suggested to me by my failures.