If one plays good music, people don't listen and if one plays bad music people don't talk.
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[Letter to William Ward, 11 July 1878]Dear Boy, Why don’t you write to me? I don’t know what has become of you.As for me I am ruined. The law suit is ...
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Irony is wasted on the stupid
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It would be unfair to expect other people to be as brilliant as oneself.
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Never love anyone who treats you like you're ordinary.
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It's an odd thing, but anyone who disappears is said to be seen in San Francisco.It must be a delightful city and possess all the attractions of the n...
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Pray don't talk to me about the weather, Mr. Worthing. Whenever people talk to me about the weather, I always feel quite certain that they mean someth...
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Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.
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If a woman cannot make her mistakes charming, she is only a female.
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I am sick to death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays.
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But then one regrets the loss even of one's worst habits. Perhaps one regrets them the most. They are such an essential part of one's personality.
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There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating- people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing.
