The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally...

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally...

Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat

Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat

To get back to my youth I would do anything in the world, except take...

To get back to my youth I would do anything in the world, except take...

I am not young enough to know everything.

I am not young enough to know everything.

Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.

Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.

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.

One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one

One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one

If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem...

If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem...

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance.

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance.

We degenerate into hideous puppets, haunted by the memory of the passions of which we...

We degenerate into hideous puppets, haunted by the memory of the passions of which we...

When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.

When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers.

Nothing spoils romance so much as a sense of humour in the woman.

Nothing spoils romance so much as a sense of humour in the woman.

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut;...

Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut;...

We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.

We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.

Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality

Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.

I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair...

I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair...

The energy it took to exit mothers womb is the same force required to manifest...

The energy it took to exit mothers womb is the same force required to manifest...

Force rules the world, and not opinion; but opinion is that which makes use of...

Force rules the world, and not opinion; but opinion is that which makes use of...

These greens are so fast I have to hold my putter over the ball and...

These greens are so fast I have to hold my putter over the ball and...

When once a man is launched on such an adventure as this, he must bid...

When once a man is launched on such an adventure as this, he must bid...

It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that...

It is easier to be a lover than a husband for the simple reason that...