I should fancy that the real tragedy of the poor is that they can afford nothing but self-denial.

“To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both…”

“To have ruined one's self over poetry is an honor”

“Art is rarely intelligible to the criminal classes.”

“Life, Lady Stutfield, is simply a mauvais quart d'heure made up of exquisite mo…”