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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Wisdom Quotes, Wise Quotes

The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.

The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic.

The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything. Except what is worth knowing. Journalism,...

The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything. Except what is worth knowing. Journalism,...

The secret of life is to appreciate the pleasure of being terribly deceived

The secret of life is to appreciate the pleasure of being terribly deceived

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...

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Illusion is the first of all pleasures.

Religion is the fashionable substitute for belief

Religion is the fashionable substitute for belief

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

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...

It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about nowadays saying things against one, behind...

It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about nowadays saying things against one, behind...

Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

Authority is quite degrading

Authority is quite degrading

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

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

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

Seriousness is the last refuge of the shallow.

Seriousness is the last refuge of the shallow.

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.

When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to...

It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to...

I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in...

I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in...