The sign of a Philistine age is the cry of immorality against art.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Age Quotes

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing

Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing

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.

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...

In the wild struggle for existance, we want to have something that endures, and so...

In the wild struggle for existance, we want to have something that endures, and so...

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

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...

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

Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground

Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground

Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists...

Nothing makes one so vain as being told one is a sinner. Conscience makes egotists...

It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.

It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.

Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed.

Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed.

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask,...

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask,...

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask,...

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask,...

The typewriting machine, when played with expression, is no more annoying than the piano when...

The typewriting machine, when played with expression, is no more annoying than the piano when...

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

Long before we understand ourselves through the process of self-examination, we understand ourselves in a...

Long before we understand ourselves through the process of self-examination, we understand ourselves in a...

Duration is not a test of truth or falsehood.

Duration is not a test of truth or falsehood.

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility...

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility...

The highest form of wisdom is kindness

The highest form of wisdom is kindness