Youth! There is nothing like youth. The middle-aged are mortgaged to Life. The old are in Life's lumber-room. But youth is the Lord of Life. Youth has a kingdom waiting for it. Every one is born a king, and most people die in exile.

Gwendolen, it is a terrible thing for a man to find out suddenly that all his life he has been speaking nothing but the truth. Can you forgive me?

Cleverness becomes a public nuisance.

It is awfully hard work doing nothing.

The best way to appreciate your job is to, is here to stay.

Public opinion exists only where there are no ideas.

It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.