We live in an age that reads too much to be wise, and that thinks too much to be beautiful.
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Aphorisms by Oscar Wilde
Private information is practically the source of every large, modern fortune.
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The two weak points in our age are its want of principle and its want of profile.
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There were opium-dens, where one could buy oblivion, dens of horror where the memory of old sins could be destroyed by the madness of sins that were new.
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Nothing is so dangerous as being too modern; one is apt to grow old fashioned quite suddenly.
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To be modern is the only thing worth being nowadays.
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Being understading is the same as being uncover.
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Having had a good upbringing nowadays is a great disadvantage as it excludes you from so many things.
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To get into the best society, nowadays, one has either to feed people, amuse people, or shock people - that is all!
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All that one should know about modern life is where the Duchesses are; anything else is quite demoralising.
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