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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or...

It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or...

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.

They afterwards took me to a dancing saloon where I saw the only rational method...

They afterwards took me to a dancing saloon where I saw the only rational method...

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...

These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

One should never trust a woman who tells her real age. If she tells that,...

One should never trust a woman who tells her real age. If she tells that,...

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it has...

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it has...

Only the shallow know themselves.

Only the shallow know themselves.

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my...

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my...

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...

No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime

No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime

Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see, if one plays good music,...

Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see, if one plays good music,...

Alas, I am dying beyond my means.

Alas, I am dying beyond my means.

From the point of view of literature Mr. Kipling is a genius who drops his...

From the point of view of literature Mr. Kipling is a genius who drops his...

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...

When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.

When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.

How late I learned the essential things in life! In my childhood, nailed to the...

How late I learned the essential things in life! In my childhood, nailed to the...