"There is no mode of action, no..." - Quote by Oscar Wilde

“I think life too complex a thing to be settled by these hard and fast rules.”

“With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a reputation for being civilized”

“No work of art ever puts forward views. Views belong to people who are not artists.”

“Never use a long word where a short one will do.”

“Stop using sentences in your material world that reflect what it is you do not want to be.”

“My grandfather, mother and father were gifted verbally, and my mother passed that along to me. She always made sure I was conscious of language and words.”

“The development of a kind heart, or feeling of closeness for all human beings, does not involve any of the kind of religiosity we normally associate with it...It is for everyone, irrespective of race, religion or any political affiliation.”

“Patriotism cannot be our final spiritual shelter; my refuge is humanity. I will not buy glass for the price of diamonds, and I will never allow patriotism to triumph over humanity as long as I live.”

“Without the great arts which speak to the sense of beauty, a man seems to me a poor, naked, shivering creature. These are his becoming draperies, which warm and adorn him.”