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

Quote by Oscar Wilde

Topics: Nobility Quotes, Stupidity Quotes

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...

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is...

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is...

Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us;...

Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us;...

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

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

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...

The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything.

The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything.

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

Those whom the gods love grow young.

Those whom the gods love grow young.

The world is divided into two classes, those who believe the incredible, and those who...

The world is divided into two classes, those who believe the incredible, and those who...

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they...

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.

Young people, nowadays, imagine that money is everything, and when they grow older, they know...

Young people, nowadays, imagine that money is everything, and when they grow older, they know...

I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about.

I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about.

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,...

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...

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...

Don't give a woman advice: one should never give a woman anything she can't wear...

Don't give a woman advice: one should never give a woman anything she can't wear...

You don't want to get the same kind of advice from everyone on your board.

You don't want to get the same kind of advice from everyone on your board.

Healing wasnt always the best thing. Sometimes a hole was better left open. Sometimes it...

Healing wasnt always the best thing. Sometimes a hole was better left open. Sometimes it...