When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

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...

Biography lends to death a new terror.

Biography lends to death a new terror.

God and other artists are always a little obscure.

God and other artists are always a little obscure.

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

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

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When...

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When...

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value...

What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value...

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

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

An optimist will tell you the glass is half-full; the pessimist, half-empty; and the engineer...

An optimist will tell you the glass is half-full; the pessimist, half-empty; and the engineer...

Time is waste of money.

Time is waste of money.

I am not young enough to know everything.

I am not young enough to know everything.

One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.

One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.

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...

You know what a woman's curiosity is.

You know what a woman's curiosity is.

In married life three is company and two none.

In married life three is company and two none.

The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork - Oscar Wilde

The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork - Oscar Wilde

Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.

Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.

Most computer users don't think about backing up their software until the day they lose...

Most computer users don't think about backing up their software until the day they lose...

Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises...

Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises...