“If one could only teach the English how to talk, and the Irish how to listen, society here would be quite civilized.”
— Oscar Wilde
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Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in
“Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.”
— Oscar Wilde
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All art is quite useless.
“All art is quite useless.”
— Oscar Wilde
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Biography lends to death a new terror.
“Biography lends to death a new terror.”
— Oscar Wilde
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The only thing to do with good
“The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.”
— Oscar Wilde
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An excellent man; he has no enemies;
“An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him.”
— Oscar Wilde
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Between men and women there is no
“Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love, but no friendship.”
— Oscar Wilde
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Some cause happiness wherever they go; others
“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.”
— Oscar Wilde
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Women love us for our defects. If
“Women love us for our defects. If we have enough of them, they will forgive us everything, even our gigantic intellects.”
— Oscar Wilde
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True friends stab you in the front.
“True friends stab you in the front.”
— Oscar Wilde
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Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men
“Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That is the difference between the sexes.”
— Oscar Wilde
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