The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Judges, like the criminal classes, have their lighter moments

Judges, like the criminal classes, have their lighter moments

No, I am not at all cynical, I have merely got experience, which, however, is...

No, I am not at all cynical, I have merely got experience, which, however, is...

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.

It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.

There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel that no one...

There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel that no one...

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

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...

Questions are never indiscreet: answers sometimes are

Questions are never indiscreet: answers sometimes are

The sign of a Philistine age is the cry of immorality against art.

The sign of a Philistine age is the cry of immorality against art.

Marriage is the one subject on which all women agree and all men disagree

Marriage is the one subject on which all women agree and all men disagree

It is only the modern that ever becomes old fashioned.

It is only the modern that ever becomes old fashioned.

Beauty is a form of genius - is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs...

Beauty is a form of genius - is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs...

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

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

It was the passions about whose origin we deceived ourselves that tyrannized most strongly over...

It was the passions about whose origin we deceived ourselves that tyrannized most strongly over...

I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old...

I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old...

Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.

Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.

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...

Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

Lovers of literature will look for the remains of the golden treasure in that shipwreck...

Lovers of literature will look for the remains of the golden treasure in that shipwreck...