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

"I am not at all surprised that good people are so unhappy. They have such a dreadful time trying to be good."

"I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their good intellects."

"I am not at all romantic. I am not old enough. I leave romance to my seniors."

"The only thing worse than being quoted is being misquoted."