we always misunderstood ourselves, and rarely understood others

If we men married the women we deserved, we should have a very bad time of it.

You know we poor artists have to show ourselves in society from time to time, just to remind the public that we are not savages.

To be popular one must be a mediocrity." "Not with Women," said the duchess, shaking her head; "and women rule the world. I assure you we can't bear mediocrities. We women, as someone says, love with our ears, just as you men love with your eyes, if you ever love at all." "It seems to me that we never do anything else," murmered Dorian.

The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life.

I can resist everything except temptation.

Missionaries are going to reform the world whether it wants to or not.