The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Age Quotes, Funny Quotes

I want the dead lovers of the world to hear our laughter and grow sad....

I want the dead lovers of the world to hear our laughter and grow sad....

To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.

To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.

What people call insincerity is simply a method by which we can multiply our personalities.

What people call insincerity is simply a method by which we can multiply our personalities.

I sometimes think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability

I sometimes think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability

The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork - Oscar Wilde

The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork - Oscar Wilde

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live...

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live...

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.

Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.

Who, being loved, is poor?

Who, being loved, is poor?

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.

I have nothing to declare except my genius.

I have nothing to declare except my genius.

Only the shallow know themselves.

Only the shallow know themselves.

The man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world.

The man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world.

Those whom the gods love grow young.

Those whom the gods love grow young.