These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is...

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is...

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go

Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.

Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.

Nature is always behind the age

Nature is always behind the age

Until this moment, I never understood how hard it was to lose something you never...

Until this moment, I never understood how hard it was to lose something you never...

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead

Murder is always a mistake - one should never do anything one cannot talk about...

Murder is always a mistake - one should never do anything one cannot talk about...

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love: it is the faithless...

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love: it is the faithless...

Charity creates a multitude of sins.

Charity creates a multitude of sins.

Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.

Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.

The way of paradoxes is the way of truth.

The way of paradoxes is the way of truth.

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on...

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.

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

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

My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's.

My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's.

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.

Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.

I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take...

I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take...

Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see, if one plays good music,...

Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see, if one plays good music,...

The man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world.

The man who can dominate a London dinner-table can dominate the world.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.