The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Hearts live by being wounded.

Hearts live by being wounded.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than...

In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than...

I have nothing to declare except my genius.

I have nothing to declare except my genius.

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...

The past is of no importance. The present is of no importance. It is with...

The past is of no importance. The present is of no importance. It is with...

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

What seems to us bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.

What seems to us bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

If there is anything in the world more annoying than having people talk about you,...

If there is anything in the world more annoying than having people talk about you,...

Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.

Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.

Insincerity is merely a method by which we can multiply our personalities

Insincerity is merely a method by which we can multiply our personalities

I like men who have a future and women who have a past

I like men who have a future and women who have a past

Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us;...

Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us;...

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

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...

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...

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when...

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when...

Inspiration may be a form of super-consciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness - I wouldn't know....

Inspiration may be a form of super-consciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness - I wouldn't know....

Consciousness sustains physical order or the lack of it. The choice is yours.

Consciousness sustains physical order or the lack of it. The choice is yours.

The biggest mistake you can make in life is fearing the outcome of doing something...

The biggest mistake you can make in life is fearing the outcome of doing something...