In old days books were written by men of letters and read by... - Oscar Wilde

"nothing that is worth knowing can be taught"

"A good friend will always stab you in the front."

"To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness."

"Bad people are, from the point of view of art, fascinating studies. They represent colour, variety and strangeness. Good people exasperate one's reason; bad people stir one's imagination."

"I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best."