What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Thinking is the most unhealthy thing in the world, and people die of it just...

Thinking is the most unhealthy thing in the world, and people die of it just...

Friendship is far more tragic than love, it lasts longer.

Friendship is far more tragic than love, it lasts longer.

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time...

Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time...

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

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

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance.

To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance.

Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of...

Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of...

Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see, if one plays good music,...

Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see, if one plays good music,...

It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take...

It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take...

Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless,...

Young men want to be faithful, and are not; old men want to be faithless,...

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are.

It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.

It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.

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...

Only the shallow know themselves.

Only the shallow know themselves.

I can believe anything as long as it is incredible

I can believe anything as long as it is incredible

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...

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things...

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things...

I wonder when someone will grow the testicles to say to americans everywhere, 'Enough with...

I wonder when someone will grow the testicles to say to americans everywhere, 'Enough with...