There is something terribly morbid in the modern sympathy with pain. One should sympathise with the colour, the beauty, the joy of life. The less said about life's sores the better.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Life Quotes

I like men who have a future and women who have a past.

I like men who have a future and women who have a past.

In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs for ever and ever

In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs for ever and ever

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.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing

The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing

No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating.

No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating.

All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction.

All charming people, I fancy, are spoiled. It is the secret of their attraction.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

I like men who have a future and women who have a past

I like men who have a future and women who have a past

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it....

To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance

To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance

A true friend stabs you in the front.

A true friend stabs you in the front.

Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed.

Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.

Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.

The worst form of tyranny the world has ever known the tyranny of the weak...

The worst form of tyranny the world has ever known the tyranny of the weak...

Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but...

Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but...

Absolutism tempered by assassination

Absolutism tempered by assassination