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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Etiquette Quotes, Manners Quotes

Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that...

Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that...

Comfort is the only thing our civilization can give us.

Comfort is the only thing our civilization can give us.

Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality

Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality

Men always want to be a womans first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

Men always want to be a womans first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

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...

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

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

Life is too important to be taken seriously.

Life is too important to be taken seriously.

The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.

The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my...

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my...

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to...

There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to...

Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of...

Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of...

London is full of women who trust their husbands. One can always recognize them. They...

London is full of women who trust their husbands. One can always recognize them. They...

Life is one fool thing after another whereas love is two fool things after each...

Life is one fool thing after another whereas love is two fool things after each...

I am not young enough to know everything.

I am not young enough to know everything.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

Plain women are always jealous of their husbands. Beautiful women never are. They are always...

Popularity is the one insult I have never suffered.

Popularity is the one insult I have never suffered.

I don't care if I'm cool or not. I've always been an awkward person anyway.

I don't care if I'm cool or not. I've always been an awkward person anyway.

Popularity, next to virtue and wisdom, ought to be aimed at; for it is the...

Popularity, next to virtue and wisdom, ought to be aimed at; for it is the...