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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.

Men become old, but they never become good

Men become old, but they never become good

All art is quite useless.

All art is quite useless.

I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.

I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.

Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live...

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live...

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

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...

Vulgarity is simply the conduct of other people.

Vulgarity is simply the conduct of other people.

Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That is the difference between the...

Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That is the difference between the...

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well...

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well...

In marriage, as in war, it is permitted to take every advantage of the enemy.

In marriage, as in war, it is permitted to take every advantage of the enemy.

An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.

An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.

We can have in life but one great experience at best, and the secret of...

We can have in life but one great experience at best, and the secret of...

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

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

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

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own...

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own...

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend...

Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart must hold both sisters, never seen apart.

Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart must hold both sisters, never seen apart.

If human beings are fundamentally good, no government is necessary; if they are fundamentally bad,...

If human beings are fundamentally good, no government is necessary; if they are fundamentally bad,...

The hope is there. The sun is rising. Our best days are yet to come.

The hope is there. The sun is rising. Our best days are yet to come.