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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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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.

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.

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...

I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take...

I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take...

Temperament is the primary requisite for the critic - a temperament exquisitely susceptible to beauty,...

Temperament is the primary requisite for the critic - a temperament exquisitely susceptible to beauty,...

Scepticism is the beginning of Faith.

Scepticism is the beginning of Faith.

Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of...

Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of...

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.

My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's.

My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's.

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that,...

It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbrokers do that,...

So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is...

So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is...

They spoil every romance by trying to make it last forever.

They spoil every romance by trying to make it last forever.

I can believe anything provided it is incredible.

I can believe anything provided it is incredible.

Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing.

Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing.

Men of thoughts should have nothing to do with action

Men of thoughts should have nothing to do with action

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...

Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat

Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat

A man's home may be his castle on the outside; inside, it is more often...

A man's home may be his castle on the outside; inside, it is more often...

A foolish man tells a woman to stop talking, but a wise man tells her...

A foolish man tells a woman to stop talking, but a wise man tells her...