"People are very fond of giving away..." - Quote by Oscar Wilde

“I treated Art as the supreme reality and life as a mere mode of fiction.”

“We women, as some one says, love with our ears, just as you men love with your eyes.”

“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.”

“Liberality is not giving much, but giving wisely.”

“An ally need not own the land he helps.”

“There is little favorable to be said about poverty, but it was often an incubator of true friendship. Many people will appear to befriend you when you are wealthy, but precious few will do the same when you are poor. If wealth is a magnet, poverty is a kind of repellent. Yet, poverty often brings out the true generosity in others.”

“The urge to destroy is also a creative urge.”

“Clay is molded to form a cup, But it is on its non-being that the utility of the cup depends. Doors and windows are cut out to make a room, But it is on its non-being that the utility of the room depends. Therefore turn being into advantage, and turn non-being into utility.”

“A particularly beautiful woman is a source of terror. As a rule, a beautiful woman is a terrible disappointment.”