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

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...

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

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...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

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...

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with 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...

Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.

Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.

I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and...

I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and...

I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and...

I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

There are two ways of disliking poetry; one way is to dislike it, the other...

There are two ways of disliking poetry; one way is to dislike it, the other...

Nature is always behind the age.

Nature is always behind the age.

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.

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

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...

Language is an archaeological vehicle... the language we speak is a whole palimpsest of human...

Language is an archaeological vehicle... the language we speak is a whole palimpsest of human...

The first duty of love is to listen.

The first duty of love is to listen.