

The moment one sits down to think, one becomes all nose, or all forehead, or something horrid. That is all.” "For there is one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about" "Intellect is in itself a mode of exaggeration, and destroys any harmony of the face.

Books are well written, or badly written. For these there is hope." ”There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY “Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.

One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.”ĪN IDEAL HUSBAND “Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people we personally dislike.” “It takes a great deal of courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and still to love it.” “The only good thing to do with good advice is pass it on it is never of any use to oneself.” People are either charming or tedious.” “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” “Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.” “In this world there are only two tragedies. LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN “I can resist anything except temptation.” “It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. That is what Fiction means.” “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” No man does, and that is his.” “The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” “The very essence of romance is uncertainty.” “All women become like their mothers. THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST “I never travel without my diary.
