Oscar Wilde ( 10 of 342 )
To have the reputation of possessing the most perfect social tact, talk to every woman as if you loved her, read more
To have the reputation of possessing the most perfect social tact, talk to every woman as if you loved her, and to every man as if he bored you.
The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame.
The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame.
Vulgarity is the conduct of other people, just as falsehoods are the truths of other people
Vulgarity is the conduct of other people, just as falsehoods are the truths of other people
When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old, read more
When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old, I know it is
She is absolutely inadmissible into society. Many a woman has a past, but I am told that she has at read more
She is absolutely inadmissible into society. Many a woman has a past, but I am told that she has at least a dozen, and that they all fit.
Popularity is the one insult I have never suffered.
Popularity is the one insult I have never suffered.
Seriousness is the last refuge of the shallow.
Seriousness is the last refuge of the shallow.
Everything popular is wrong.
Everything popular is wrong.
I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.
I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.
The security of Society lies in custom and unconscious instinct, and the basis of the stability of Society, as a read more
The security of Society lies in custom and unconscious instinct, and the basis of the stability of Society, as a healthy organism, is the complete absence of any intelligence amongst its members.
