To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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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...

Genius is born, not paid.

Genius is born, not paid.

One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.

One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.

Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no...

Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no...

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

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

Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.

Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Charity creates a multitude of sins.

Charity creates a multitude of sins.

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...

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love,...

Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love,...

Men become old, but they never become good

Men become old, but they never become good

Nothing spoils a romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman -...

Nothing spoils a romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman -...

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

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

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...

Charity creates a multitude of sins. Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a...

Charity creates a multitude of sins. Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a...

The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.

The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.

Young people, nowadays, imagine that money is everything, and when they grow older, they know...

Young people, nowadays, imagine that money is everything, and when they grow older, they know...

A penny is a lot of money, if you have not got a penny.

A penny is a lot of money, if you have not got a penny.

No bees, no honey; no work, no money.

No bees, no honey; no work, no money.