Oscar Wilde ( 10 of 342 )
There is no sin except stupidity.
There is no sin except stupidity.
Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back.
Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back.
Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.
Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.
Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.
Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.
Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.
Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.
Moderation is a fatal thing. . . . Nothing succeeds like excess.
Moderation is a fatal thing. . . . Nothing succeeds like excess.
Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.
Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go
Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.
Ridicule is the tribute paid to the genius by the mediocrities.
One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead.
One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead.
