Life is terrible. It rules us, we do not rule it.

I prefer women with a past. They're always so damned amusing to talk to.

If one tells the truth, one is sure, sooner or later, to be found out.

Nothing spoils romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman

Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed.

Truth is independent of facts always.

Miss Prism: And you do not seem to realize, dear Doctor, that by persistently remaining single, a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation. Men should be more careful; this very celibacy leads weaker vessels astray. Chasuble: But is a man not equally attractive when married? Miss Prism: No married man is ever attractive except to his wife. Chasuble: And often, I've been told, not even to her.