Whenever cannibals are on the brink of starvation, Heaven, in its infinite mercy, sends them a nice plump missionary

Quote by Oscar Wilde

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Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying.

Everything will change. The only question is growing up or decaying.

Nature is always behind the age.

Nature is always behind the age.

To become a spectator of one's own life is to escape the suffering of life.

To become a spectator of one's own life is to escape the suffering of life.

The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action

The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action

Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they...

Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they...

There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that...

There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that...

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

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

The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.

The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.

I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.

I have met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.

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...

I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and...

I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and...

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well...

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well...

Now it seems to me that love of some kind is the only possible explanation...

Now it seems to me that love of some kind is the only possible explanation...

No, I am not at all cynical, I have merely got experience, which, however, is...

No, I am not at all cynical, I have merely got experience, which, however, is...

Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct:...

There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to...

There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to...

To become a spectator of one's own life is to escape the suffering of life.

To become a spectator of one's own life is to escape the suffering of life.

By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.

By persistently remaining single a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation.

Life is full of attachments, so being single is a state of inadvertent denial.

Life is full of attachments, so being single is a state of inadvertent denial.

Not single, not taken, just waiting for something real.

Not single, not taken, just waiting for something real.

I have stepped off the relationship scene to come to terms with myself. I have...

I have stepped off the relationship scene to come to terms with myself. I have...