A critic should be taught to criticise a work of art without... - Oscar Wilde

"Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived."

"Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathise with a friend's success."

"Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life."

"Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and a richness to life that nothing else can bring."

"Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal."