It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
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It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
Duty is the most arid of all human relationships.
Conscience and cowardice are really the same things, Basil. Conscience is the trade-name of the firm. That is all.
I can believe anything, provided that it is quite incredible.
Actions are the first tragedy in life, words are the second.
Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.
It is a very dangerous thing to listen. If one listens one may be convinced; and a man who allows himself to be convinced by an argument is a thoroughly unreasonable person.
Indiscretion is the better part of courage.
I can resist anything except temptation.
Dullness is the coming of age of seriousness.