There is no such thing as a good influence. Because to influence a person is to give him one's own soul.
from the book "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde
The best quotes by Oscar Wilde
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The two weak points in our age are its want of principle and its want of profile.
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A man whose desire is to be something separate from himself, to be a member of Parliament, or a successful grocer, or a prominent solicitor, or a judge, or something equally tedious, invariably succeeds in being what he wants to be. That is his punishment. Those who want a mask have to wear it.
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Published before 06/01/2004
Faithfulness is to the emotional life what consistency is to the life of the intellect: simply a confession of failures.
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It is always painful to part from people whom one has known for a very brief space of time. The absence of old friends one can endure with equanimity. But even a momentary separation from anyone to whom one has just been introduced is almost unbearable.
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I love scandals about other people, but scandals about myself do not interest me. The have not got the charm of novelty.
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Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.
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The secret of life is never to have an emotion that is unbecoming.
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Everything must come to one out of one's own nature.
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There is no such thing as a moral or immoral book. Books are either well written or badly written. That is all.
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