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A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone’s feelings unintentionally.

Gentleman, Courtesy, Irony, Intent, Manners

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone’s feelings unintentionally

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone’s feelings unintentionally

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone’s feelings unintentionally

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Holiness | Adversity | Mistakes | Intuition | Modesty | Failure | Divine | Snow | Permanence | Old-Fashioned | Punctuality | Gossip | Inequality | Temptation | Vice | Public Opinion | Anglicanism | Triviality | Authority | Dullness | More

More Oscar Wilde Quotes

“It is only an auctioneer who can equally and impartially admire all schools of art.”

Art, Auctioneer, Impartiality, Critique, Society

“Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.”

Redemption, Past, Future, Forgiveness, Reflection

“Well, in the first place girls never marry the men they flirt with. Girls don’t think it right.”

Marriage, Flirting, Girls, Relationships, Social Norms

“There are two ways to dislike poetry: One is to dislike it; the other is to read Pope.”

Poetry, Irony, Critique, Humor, Taste

“The best way to make children good is to make them happy.”

Children, Happiness, Morality, Reflection, Parenting

“The world has grown suspicious of anything that looks like a happily married life.”

Marriage, Suspicion, Society, Happiness, Irony

“Genius is born-not paid.”

Genius, Talent, Birth, Recognition, Reflection

“Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.”

Art, Individualism, Intensity, Expression, Creativity

“It is in the brain that the poppy is red, that the apple is odorous, that the skylark sings.”

Perception, Reality, Mind, Beauty, Reflection

“Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.”

Appearance, Purpose, Irony, Society, Reflection

“One should absorb the color of life.”

Life, Color, Experience, Vibrancy, Inspiration

“The world was my oyster but I used the wrong fork.”

Opportunity, Irony, Life, Humor, Reflection

“No good deed goes unpunished.”

Deeds, Punishment, Irony, Consequences, Life

“When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one’s self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.”

Love, Deception, Romance, Self, Irony

“To be good is to be in harmony with oneself. Discord is to be forced to be in harmony with others.”

Goodness, Harmony, Self, Reflection, Discord

“A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.”

Truth, Death, Philosophy, Belief, Morality

“The suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.”

Suspense, Terrible, Hope, Anticipation, Humor

“One should never listen. To listen is a sign of indifference to one’s hearers.”

Listening, Indifference, Irony, Reflection, Social Etiquette

“'The Lady's World' should be made the recognized organ for the expression of women's opinions on all subjects of literature, art and modern life, and yet it should be a magazine that men could read with pleasure.”

Women's Voices, Literature, Art, Society, Gender

“In war, the strong make slaves of the weak, and in peace the rich makes slaves of the poor.”

War, Peace, Power, Wealth, Inequality