Oscar Wilde ( 10 of 342 )
If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. read more
If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism.
He to whom the present is the only thing that is present, knows nothing of the age in which he read more
He to whom the present is the only thing that is present, knows nothing of the age in which he lives.
Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.
Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they call their loyalty, and their read more
People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they call their loyalty, and their fidelity, I call either the lethargy of custom or their lack of imagination.
The secret of life is to appreciate the pleasure of being terribly deceived
The secret of life is to appreciate the pleasure of being terribly deceived
I have nothing to declare except my genius.
I have nothing to declare except my genius.
Art is the most intense mode of invidualism that the world has known.
Art is the most intense mode of invidualism that the world has known.
These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.
These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.
Bad artists always admire each others work.
Bad artists always admire each others work.
