It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.
Oscar Wilde Quotes
An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.
I don’t like compliments, and I don’t see why a man should think he is pleasing a woman enormously when he says to her a whole heap of things that he doesn’t mean.
Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That is the difference between the sexes.
I never take any notice of what common people say, and I never interfere with what charming people do.
Never trust a woman who wears mauve, whatever her age may be, or a woman over thirty-five who is fond of pink ribbons. It always means they have a history.
I am sick to death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays. You can’t go anywhere without meeting clever people. The thing has become an absolute public nuisance. I wish to goodness we had a few fools left.
With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a reputation for being civilized.
Those matters (politics) are of no interest to me, I know only two terms – civilization and barbarism, and I am on the side of civilization
The cities of America are inexpressibly tedious. The Bostonians take their learning too sadly: culture with them is an accomplishment rather than an atmosphere; their “Hub,” as they call it, is the paradise of prigs. Chicago is a sort of monster-shop, full of bustle and bores. Political life at Washington is like political life in […]
