In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.

The value of an idea has nothing whatever to do with the sincerity of the man who expresses it.

Nothing that actually occurs is of the smallest importance

My dear fellow, the way you flirt with Gwendolen is perfectly disgraceful. It is almost as disgraceful as the way Gwendolen flirts with you.

It is perfectly monstrous,' he said, at last, 'the way people go about nowadays saying things against one behind one's back that are absolutely and entirely true.