Oscar Wilde ( 10 of 342 )
Moderation is a fatal thing. . . . Nothing succeeds like excess.
Moderation is a fatal thing. . . . Nothing succeeds like excess.
One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one
One can give a really unbiased opinion only about things that do not interest one
I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about.
I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about.
Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.
Conversation should touch everything, but should concentrate itself on nothing.
Love is not written on paper, for paper can be erased. Nor is it etched on stone, for stone can read more
Love is not written on paper, for paper can be erased. Nor is it etched on stone, for stone can be broken. But it is inscribed on a heart and there it shall remain forever.
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.
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.
Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.
Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.
I sometimes think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability
I sometimes think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.