Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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The supreme object of life is to live. Few people live. It is true life...

The supreme object of life is to live. Few people live. It is true life...

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...

Memory... is the diary that we all carry about with us.

Memory... is the diary that we all carry about with us.

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

Alas, I am dying beyond my means.

Alas, I am dying beyond my means.

He hadn't a single redeeming vice.

He hadn't a single redeeming vice.

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and...

There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and...

Crying is the refuge of plain women but the ruin of pretty ones.

Crying is the refuge of plain women but the ruin of pretty ones.

Vulgarity is the conduct of other people, just as falsehoods are the truths of other...

Vulgarity is the conduct of other people, just as falsehoods are the truths of other...

The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything. Except what is worth knowing. Journalism,...

The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything. Except what is worth knowing. Journalism,...

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old...

Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends up blocking his retreat.

Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends up blocking his retreat.

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.

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

Why was I born with such contemporaries?

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

His morality is all sympathy, just what morality should be

His morality is all sympathy, just what morality should be

Formerly we used to canonize our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarize them. Cheap...

Formerly we used to canonize our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarize them. Cheap...

In married life three is company and two none.

In married life three is company and two none.

When I'm living in the world of luxury and celebrity, which is where I found...

When I'm living in the world of luxury and celebrity, which is where I found...

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind,...

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind,...