“Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.”
— Oscar Wilde
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It is absurd to divide people into
“It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.”
— Oscar Wilde
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Life is never fair, and perhaps it
“Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.”
— Oscar Wilde
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Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.
“Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.”
— Oscar Wilde
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Fathers should be neither seen nor heard.
“Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family life.”
— Oscar Wilde
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If one could only teach the English
“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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I have the simplest tastes. I am
“I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.”
— Oscar Wilde
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A man can be happy with any
“A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love her.”
— Oscar Wilde
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Death and vulgarity are the only two
“Death and vulgarity are the only two facts in the nineteenth century that one cannot explain away.”
— Oscar Wilde
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Laughter is not at all a bad
“Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.”
— Oscar Wilde
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I see when men love women. They
“I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives. But women when they love give everything.”
— Oscar Wilde
Author: Oscar Wilde
Category: love
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