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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What people call insincerity is simply a method by which we can multiply our personalities.

What people call insincerity is simply a method by which we can multiply our personalities.

The way of paradoxes is the way of truth.

The way of paradoxes is the way of truth.

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

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 only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

The proper school to learn art is not life but art

The proper school to learn art is not life but art

One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.

One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.

A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he...

A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he...

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance

I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance

One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.

One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.

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...

There's nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It's a thing...

There's nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It's a thing...

Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

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...

It takes no extra effort for a good person to look all different and it...

It takes no extra effort for a good person to look all different and it...

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?

There are two sorts of hypocrites: one that are deceived with their outward morality and...

There are two sorts of hypocrites: one that are deceived with their outward morality and...