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The very essence of romance is uncertainty.

The very essence of romance is uncertainty.

Oscar Wilde (2007). “Epigrams of Oscar Wilde”, p.104, Wordsworth Editions

I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives. But women when they love give everything.

Oscar Wilde (2007). “The Collected Works of Oscar Wilde”, p.452, Wordsworth Editions

Without order nothing can exist-without chaos nothing can evolve. Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.

The Picture of Dorian Gray ch. 4 (1891). In Wilde's play LadyWindermere's Fan, act 3 (1892), Lord Darlington replies to the question "What is a cynic?": "A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing."

Life is one fool thing after another whereas love is two fool things after each other.

Oscar Wilde (2015). “The Happy Prince and Other Tales”, Xist Publishing

The only horrible thing in the world is ennui.

Oscar Wilde, Russell Jackson, Joseph Bristow, Ian Small (2000). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: The picture of Dorian Gray : the 1890 and 1891 texts”, p.341, Oxford University Press on Demand

One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.

Oscar Wilde (2004). “The Best of Oscar Wilde: Selected Plays and Writings”, p.144, Penguin

The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life.

Oscar Wilde (2012). “The Wit and Humor of Oscar Wilde”, p.168, Courier Corporation

A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love her.

Oscar Wilde (1997). “Collected Works of Oscar Wilde: The Plays, the Poems, the Stories and the Essays Including De Profundis”, p.124, Wordsworth Editions

The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.

Oscar Wilde (2007). “The Collected Works of Oscar Wilde”, p.568, Wordsworth Editions

Pleasure is the only thing one should live for, nothing ages like happiness.

Oscar Wilde (2016). “Miscellanies”, p.173, Oscar Wilde

They get up early, because they have so much to do, and go to bed early, because they have so little to think about.

Oscar Wilde, Russell Jackson, Joseph Bristow, Ian Small (2000). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: The picture of Dorian Gray : the 1890 and 1891 texts”, p.315, Oxford University Press on Demand

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Oscar Wilde (1947). “The Happy Prince”, p.18, New Line Publishing

To be popular one must be a mediocrity.

Oscar Wilde (2012). “The Wit and Humor of Oscar Wilde”, p.116, Courier Corporation

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Oscar Wilde (2013). “The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories”, p.75, eBookIt.com