Oscar Wilde ( 10 of 342 )
I have nothing to declare except my genius.
I have nothing to declare except my genius.
The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has read more
The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.
Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others
Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others
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
The book of life begins with a man and a woman in a garden, and ends with Revelations.
The book of life begins with a man and a woman in a garden, and ends with Revelations.
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.
Bad artists always admire each others work.
Bad artists always admire each others work.
The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
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.