Hear no evil, speak no evil, and you won't be invited to cocktail parties.

My great mistake, the fault for which I can’t forgive myself, is that one day I ceased my obstinate pursuit of my own individuality.

What men call the shadow of the body is not the shadow of the body, but is the body of the soul.

Come, dear, [Gwendolen rises] we have already missed five, if not six, trains. To miss any more might expose us to comment on the platform.

Really, if the lower orders don't set a good example, what on earth is the use of them?

To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.

The proper aim is to try and reconstruct society on such a basis that poverty will be impossible.