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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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One should never make one's debut in a scandal. One should reserve that to give...

One should never make one's debut in a scandal. One should reserve that to give...

Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.

Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.

Musical people always want one to be perfectly dumb at the very moment when one...

Musical people always want one to be perfectly dumb at the very moment when one...

You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you...

You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you...

Most men and women are forced to perform parts for which they have no qualification.

Most men and women are forced to perform parts for which they have no qualification.

Insincerity is merely a method by which we can multiply our personalities

Insincerity is merely a method by which we can multiply our personalities

Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing

Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.

Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut;...

Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut;...

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.

There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called...

There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called...

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know...

There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know...

Put your talent into your work, but your genius into your life

Put your talent into your work, but your genius into your life

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally...

There is no necessity to separate the monarch from the mob; all authority is equally...

From the point of view of literature Mr. Kipling is a genius who drops his...

From the point of view of literature Mr. Kipling is a genius who drops his...

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use...

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

CNN found that Hillary Clinton is the most admired woman in America. Women admire her...

CNN found that Hillary Clinton is the most admired woman in America. Women admire her...

Every woman is wrong until she cries, and then she is right, instantly

Every woman is wrong until she cries, and then she is right, instantly