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Truth
The truth is rarely pure, and never simple.
(The Importance of Being Earnest)
It is a terrible thing for a man to find out suddenly that
all his life he has been speaking nothing but the truth.
(The Importance of Being Earnest)
Time
Time is a waste of money.
(Chameleon)
Values
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything
and the value of nothing.
(Lady Windermere's Fan)
Visitors
I'm sure I don't know half the people who come to my house.
Indeed, for all I hear, I shouldn't like to.
(An Ideal Husband)
War
As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have
its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will
cease to be popular.
(The Critic as Artist)
Women
and Age
One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age.
A woman who would tell one that would tell one anything.
(A Woman of No Importance)
No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It
looks so calculating.
(The Importance of Being Earnest)
Work
Work is the curse of the drinking classes.
(Pearson's Life of Oscar Wilde)
Youth
Those whom the gods love grow young.
(A Few Maxims for the Instruction of the Over-Educated)
Youth! Youth! There is nothing in the world but youth!
(The Picture of Dorian Gray)
The old-fashioned respect for the young is fast dying out.
(The Importance of Being Earnest)
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