Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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We degenerate into hideous puppets, haunted by the memory of the passions of which we...

We degenerate into hideous puppets, haunted by the memory of the passions of which we...

A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he...

A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he...

There is nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It is...

There is nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It is...

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...

I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It...

I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It...

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it has...

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it has...

Charity creates a multitude of sins.

Charity creates a multitude of sins.

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry,...

I have nothing to declare except my genuis.

I have nothing to declare except my genuis.

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution

Vulgarity is simply the conduct of other people.

Vulgarity is simply the conduct of other people.

I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.

I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.

His morality is all sympathy, just what morality should be

His morality is all sympathy, just what morality should be

Nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude

Nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude

As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she...

As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she...

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a...

Conscience and cowardice are really the same things. Conscience is the trade-name of the firm....

Conscience and cowardice are really the same things. Conscience is the trade-name of the firm....

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

The last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first.

The last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first.

The world is filled with folly and sin, And Love must cling, where it can,...

The world is filled with folly and sin, And Love must cling, where it can,...

Know that even in the midst of your worst circumstances, you can be still and...

Know that even in the midst of your worst circumstances, you can be still and...

I would warn you that I do not attribute to nature either beauty or deformity,...

I would warn you that I do not attribute to nature either beauty or deformity,...