Oscar Wilde

“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.”

“Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.”

“The old believe everything; the middle-aged suspect everything; the young know everything.”

“To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.”

“Friendship is far more tragic than love. It lasts longer.”

“Education is an admirable thing. But it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.”

“Men marry because they are tired; women because they are curious. Both are disappointed.”

“The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.”

“A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.”

“Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.”

“To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.”

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”

“I can resist everything except temptation.”

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”