Oscar Wilde ( 10 of 342 )
As long as war is looked upon as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked on read more
As long as war is looked upon as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked on as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.
Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
Questions are never indiscreet: answers sometimes are
Questions are never indiscreet: answers sometimes are
Temperament is the primary requisite for the critic - a temperament exquisitely susceptible to beauty, and to the various impressions read more
Temperament is the primary requisite for the critic - a temperament exquisitely susceptible to beauty, and to the various impressions that beauty gives us.
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act according with the dictates of read more
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act according with the dictates of reason.
When a man has once loved a woman he will do anything for her except continue to love her.
When a man has once loved a woman he will do anything for her except continue to love her.
The well-bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
The well-bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime
No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime
One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that would read more
One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that would tell one anything.
Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.
Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.
