There is nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It is a thing no married man knows anything about.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Devotion Quotes, Women Quotes

Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of...

Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of...

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.

The world is divided into two classes, those who believe the incredible, and those who...

The world is divided into two classes, those who believe the incredible, and those who...

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance.

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance.

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.

Biography lends to death a new terror.

Biography lends to death a new terror.

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

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

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever,...

Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever,...

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

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

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

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

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it...

Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it...

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 mans face is his autobiography. A women's face is her work of fiction.

A mans face is his autobiography. A women's face is her work of fiction.

I don't like compliments, and I don't see why a man should think he is...

I don't like compliments, and I don't see why a man should think he is...

There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that...

There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that...

The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.

The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.

Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don't let them scare you unduly, for they...

Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don't let them scare you unduly, for they...

There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose,...

There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose,...