“The only difference between a caprice and a lifelong passion is that the caprice lasts a little longer.”

— Oscar Wilde · Love quote

Writer · 1854 – 1900

Irish playwright, poet and author of The Picture of Dorian Gray, famed for his wit and epigrams.

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

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.

The aim of life is self-development. To realize ones nature perfectly — that is what each of us is here for.

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.