The security of Society lies in custom and unconscious instinct, and the basis of the stability of Society, as a healthy organism, is the complete absence of any intelligence amongst its members.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one

One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one

One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should...

One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should...

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than...

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than...

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.

If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

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...

Any preoccupation with ideas of what is right or wrong in conduct shows an arrested...

Any preoccupation with ideas of what is right or wrong in conduct shows an arrested...

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well...

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well...

A misanthrope I can understand - a womanthrope never

A misanthrope I can understand - a womanthrope never

Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon...

Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon...

I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way...

I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way...

We can have in life but one great experience at best, and the secret of...

We can have in life but one great experience at best, and the secret of...

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

There is only one real tragedy in a woman's life. The fact that her past...

There is only one real tragedy in a woman's life. The fact that her past...

A man cannot reason with the woman he loves: he cares about her too much.

A man cannot reason with the woman he loves: he cares about her too much.

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...

Cleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely.

Cleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely.

I venerate old age; and I love not the man who can look without emotion...

I venerate old age; and I love not the man who can look without emotion...

The more you know, the less you understand

The more you know, the less you understand