The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

She is a peacock in everything but beauty

She is a peacock in everything but beauty

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...

Men become old, but they never become good

Men become old, but they never become good

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

My wife and I no longer have anything in common but our differences.

My wife and I no longer have anything in common but our differences.

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.

The past is of no importance. The present is of no importance. It is with...

The past is of no importance. The present is of no importance. It is with...

A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It...

A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It...

The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.

The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things...

Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things...

Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the...

Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the...

Temperament is the primary requisite for the critic - a temperament exquisitely susceptible to beauty,...

Temperament is the primary requisite for the critic - a temperament exquisitely susceptible to beauty,...

Young people, nowadays, imagine that money is everything, and when they grow older, they know...

Young people, nowadays, imagine that money is everything, and when they grow older, they know...

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead

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...

Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same.

Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same.

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment...

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment...

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.