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The tragedy of growing old is...

The tragedy of growing old is not that one is old but that one is young.

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I must say to myself that I r...

I must say to myself that I ruined myself, and that nobody great or small can be ruined except by his own hand. I am quite ready to say so. ... Terrible as was what the world did to me, what I did to myself was far more terrible still.

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The security of Society lies ...

The security of Society lies in custom and unconscious instinct, and the basis of the stability of Society, as a healthy organism, is the complete absence of any intelligence amongst its members.

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The gods have been good to yo...

The gods have been good to you. But what the gods give they quickly take away. You have only a few years in which to live really, perfectly, and fully. When your youth goes, your beauty will go with it, and then you will suddenly discover that there are no triumphs left for you, or have to content yourself with those mean triumphs that the memory of your past will make more bitter than defeats. Every month as it wanes bring you nearer to something dreadful. Time is jealous of you, and wars against your lilies and your roses.

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Those who are faithful know o...

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love: it is the faithless who know love's tragedies.

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Always! That is a dreadful wo...

Always! That is a dreadful word. It makes me shudder when I hear it. Women are so fond of using it. They spoil every romance by trying to make it last forever. It is a meaningless word, too. The only difference between a caprice and a life-long passion is that the caprice lasts a little longer.

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Actors are so fortunate. They...

Actors are so fortunate. They can choose whether they will appear in tragedy or in comedy, whether they will suffer or make merry, laugh or shed tears. But in real life it is different. Most men and women are forced to perform parts for which they have no qualifications. Our Guildensterns play Hamlet for us, and our Hamlets have to jest like Prince Hal. The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.

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The cities of America are ine...

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 bustles and bores. Political life at Washington is like political life in a suburban vestry. Baltimore is amusing for a week, but Philadelphia is dreadfully provincial; and though one can dine in New York one could not dwell there.

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Married men are horribly tedi...

Married men are horribly tedious when they are good husbands, and abominably conceited when they are not.

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I have grown tired of the art...

I have grown tired of the articulate utterances of men and things. The Mystical in Art, the Mystical in Life, the Mystical in Nature this is what I am looking for. It is absolutely necessary for me to find it somewhere.

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Every single work of art is t...

Every single work of art is the fulfillment of a prophecy; for every work of art is the conversion of an idea into an image.

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The liar at any rate recogniz...

The liar at any rate recognizes that recreation, not instruction, is the aim of conversation, and is a far more civilized being than the blockhead who loudly expresses his disbelief in a story which is told simply for the amusement of the company.

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Bad artists always admire eac...

Bad artists always admire each other's work. They call it being large-minded and free from prejudice. But a truly great artist cannot conceive of life being shown, or beauty fashioned, under any conditions other than those he has selected.

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There is no such thing as a h...

There is no such thing as a heterosexual male, only men who haven't met Oscar Wilde yet.

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The Book of Life begins with ...

The Book of Life begins with a man and a woman in a garden. It ends with Revelations.

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My dear young lady, there was...

My dear young lady, there was a great deal of truth; I dare say, in what you said, and you looked very pretty while you said it, which is much more important.

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It is always a silly thing to...

It is always a silly thing to give advice, but to give good advice is absolutely fatal.

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The final mystery is oneself....

The final mystery is oneself... Who can calculate the orbit of his own soul.

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Beauty is the only thing that...

Beauty is the only thing that time cannot harm. Philosophies fall away like sand, creeds follow one another, but what is beautiful is a joy for all seasons, a possession for all eternity.

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Success is a science; if you ...

Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.

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