The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Wisdom Quotes, Wise Quotes

Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground

Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely...

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

The one charm about marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary...

The one charm about marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary...

Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do

Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do

One of the many lessons that one learns in prison is, that things are what...

One of the many lessons that one learns in prison is, that things are what...

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Nothing spoils romance so much as a sense of humour in the woman.

Nothing spoils romance so much as a sense of humour in the woman.

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

True love is like a pair of socks: you gotta have two and they've gotta...

True love is like a pair of socks: you gotta have two and they've gotta...

If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people...

If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people...

Murder is always a mistake - one should never do anything one cannot talk about...

Murder is always a mistake - one should never do anything one cannot talk about...

Maybe this is why so many serial killers work in pairs. It's nice not to...

Maybe this is why so many serial killers work in pairs. It's nice not to...

I have learned from an early age to abjured the use of meat, and the...

I have learned from an early age to abjured the use of meat, and the...