LORD ILLINGWORTH: The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life. MRS ALLONBY: And the body is born young and grows old. That is life's tragedy.

But what world says that [I'm wicked]? It can only be the next world. This world and I are on excellent terms.

Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.

A bore is someone who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company.

Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement.

Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.

The Bostonians take their learning too sadly: culture with them is an accomplishment rather than an atmosphere; their "Hub," as they call it, is the paradise of prigs.