It is perfectly monstrous,' he said, at last, 'the way people go about nowadays saying things against one behind one's back that are absolutely and entirely true.

I expect I shall have to die beyond my means.

The only thing in the world worse than being Oscar Wilde is not being Oscar Wilde.

Be moderate in all things, including moderation.

I think life too complex a thing to be settled by these hard and fast rules.

It takes a thoroughly good woman to do a thoroughly stupid thing

For the canons of good society are, or should be, the same as the canons of art. Form is absolutely essential to it.