We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Age Quotes, Funny Quotes

The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happily married life.

The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happily married life.

I don't like compliments, and I don't see why a man should think he is...

I don't like compliments, and I don't see why a man should think he is...

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

The security of Society lies in custom and unconscious instinct, and the basis of the...

The security of Society lies in custom and unconscious instinct, and the basis of the...

It is always the unreadable that occurs.

It is always the unreadable that occurs.

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.

Art is the most intense mode of invidualism that the world has known.

Art is the most intense mode of invidualism that the world has known.

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...

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But...

I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But...

Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do

Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go

Hear no evil, speak no evil - and you'll never be invited to a party

Hear no evil, speak no evil - and you'll never be invited to a party

The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not...

The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not...

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

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

When a woman marries again it is because she detested her first husband. When a...

When a woman marries again it is because she detested her first husband. When a...

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

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

You always admire what you really dont understand.

You always admire what you really dont understand.

Idleness is fatal only to the mediocre.

Idleness is fatal only to the mediocre.

Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense,...

Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense,...