The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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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...

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they...

He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they...

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

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.

It is because Humanity has never known where it was going that it has been...

It is because Humanity has never known where it was going that it has been...

Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it

Anybody can make history; only a great man can write it

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.

Good taste is the excuse I've always given for leading such a bad life.

Good taste is the excuse I've always given for leading such a bad life.

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...

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

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

As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she...

As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she...

The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable, and literature is not...

The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable, and literature is not...

People sometimes inquire what form of government is most suitable for an artist to live...

People sometimes inquire what form of government is most suitable for an artist to live...

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

There is nothing so difficult to marry as a large nose.

There is nothing so difficult to marry as a large nose.

A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love...

A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love...

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.

I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.

Neanderthal age of biology and the convenience of man.

Neanderthal age of biology and the convenience of man.

Men want the same thing from their underwear that they want from women: a little...

Men want the same thing from their underwear that they want from women: a little...

An autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who...

An autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who...