The one charm about marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Life Quotes

I have nothing to declare except my genuis.

I have nothing to declare except my genuis.

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when...

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when...

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...

Men marry because they are tired, women because they are curious; both are disappointed.

Men marry because they are tired, women because they are curious; both are disappointed.

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

I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take...

I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take...

Anybody can write a three-volume novel. It merely requires a complete ignorance of both life...

Anybody can write a three-volume novel. It merely requires a complete ignorance of both life...

Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.

Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.

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...

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always...

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always...

The worst form of tyranny the world has ever known the tyranny of the weak...

The worst form of tyranny the world has ever known the tyranny of the weak...

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a...

Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a...

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.

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value...

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value...

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.

Music makes one feel so romantic - at least it always gets on one's nerves...

Music makes one feel so romantic - at least it always gets on one's nerves...

Other than intimacy with a truly loved one is there any better feeling than knowing...

Other than intimacy with a truly loved one is there any better feeling than knowing...

The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure,...

The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure,...

Away with old Romance! Away with novels, plots and plays of foreign courts; Away with...

Away with old Romance! Away with novels, plots and plays of foreign courts; Away with...