If a man is a gentleman, he knows quite enough, and if he is not a gentleman, whatever he knows is bad for him.
Oscar WildeYou must admit, Harry, that women give to men the very gold of their lives.'
'Possibly,' he sighed, 'but they invariably want it back in such very small change.
Tags: women
My first impressions of people are invariably right.
Oscar WildeI like the duchess very much, but I don't love her."
"And the duchess loves you very much, but she likes you less, so you are excellently matched.
Love is a more wonderful thing than art.'
'They are both simply forms of imitation,' remarked Lord Henry.
You do anything in the world to gain a reputation. As soon as you have one, you seem to want to throw it away. It is silly of you, for there is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
Oscar WildeIf they know nothing of victory, they are at least spared the knowledge of defeat. They live as we all should live—undisturbed, indifferent, and without disquiet.
Oscar WildeBesides, women were better suited to bear sorrow than men. They lived on their emotions. They only thought of their emotions. When they took lovers, it was merely to have some one with whom they could have scenes.
Oscar WildeTags: women
I have found that all ugly things are made by those who strive to make something beautiful, and that all beautiful things are made by those who strive to make something useful.
Oscar WildeTags: useful
Out of doors one becomes abstract and impersonal.One's individuality absolutely leaves one.
Oscar WildeTags: nature
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