People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity.

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

Art is the only serious thing in the world. And the artist is the only person who is never serious.

There is nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman. It is a thing no married man knows anything about.

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.

Art should never be popular.

Anyone can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend's success.