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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The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is...

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is...

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know...

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know...

Nature is always behind the age.

Nature is always behind the age.

The intellect is not a serious thing, and never has been. It is an instrument...

The intellect is not a serious thing, and never has been. It is an instrument...

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives....

I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives....

Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.

Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and...

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and...

Each of the professions means a prejudice. The necessity for a career forces every one...

Each of the professions means a prejudice. The necessity for a career forces every one...

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

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.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Anybody can be good in the country

Anybody can be good in the country

Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

Simple pleasures are always the last refuge of the complex

In marriage, as in war, it is permitted to take every advantage of the enemy.

In marriage, as in war, it is permitted to take every advantage of the enemy.

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

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.

The only reward for love is the experience of loving.

The only reward for love is the experience of loving.

Love wouldn't be blind if the Braille weren't so damned much fun

Love wouldn't be blind if the Braille weren't so damned much fun

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.