There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation.

Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation.

Formerly we used to canonize our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarize them. Cheap...

Formerly we used to canonize our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarize them. Cheap...

I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality...

I knew that I had come face to face with some one whose mere personality...

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

Biography lends to death a new terror.

Biography lends to death a new terror.

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.

In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than...

In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than...

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...

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

It is through¦ Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid...

It is through¦ Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid...

A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he...

A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he...

All art is quite useless.

All art is quite useless.

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...

Questions are never indiscreet: answers sometimes are

Questions are never indiscreet: answers sometimes are

Only the shallow know themselves.

Only the shallow know themselves.

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when...

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when...

Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the...

Indeed, in many respects she was quite English and was an excellent example of the...

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...

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

How marriage ruins a man! It is as demoralizing as cigarettes, and far more expensive.

How marriage ruins a man! It is as demoralizing as cigarettes, and far more expensive.