Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes.

In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the whole world kin... view

By: Oscar Wilde

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To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune.. view

By: Oscar Wilde

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By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community... view

By: Oscar Wilde

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Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion... view

By: Oscar Wilde

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In married life three is company and two none... view

By: Oscar Wilde

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The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction means... view

By: Oscar Wilde

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Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there... view

By: Oscar Wilde

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It is always the unreadable that occurs... view

By: Oscar Wilde

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Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable... view

By: Oscar Wilde

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Alas, I am dying beyond my means... view

By: Oscar Wilde

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It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of art... view

By: Oscar Wilde

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As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular... view

By: Oscar Wilde

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