In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the whole world kin.
Oscar WildeMore women grow old nowadays through the faithfulness of their admirers than through anything else.
Oscar WildeWe call ours a utilitarian age, and we do not know the uses of any single thing. We have forgotten that water can cleanse, that fire can purify, and that the Earth is mother to us all.
Oscar WildeBut what is the good of friendship if one cannot say exactly what one means? Anybody can say charming things and try to please and to flatter, but a true friend always says unpleasant things, and does not mind giving pain. Indeed, if he is a really true friend he prefers it, for he knows that then he is doing good.
Oscar Wilde