Quotes about Society

And what sort of lives do these people, who pose as being moral, lead themselves? My dear fellow, you forget that we are in the native land of the hypocrite.

Now produce your explanation and pray make it improbable.

When bankers get together for dinner, they discuss Art. When artists get together for dinner, they discuss Money

Basil Hallward is what I think I am: Lord Henry what the world thinks me: Dorian what I would like to be—in other ages, perhaps.

You can hardly imagine that I and Lord Bracknell would dream of allowing our only daughter - a girl brought up with the utmost care - to marry into a cloak-room, and form an alliance with a parcel?

High hopes were once formed of democracy; but democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

Nowadays we are all of us so hard up that the only pleasant things to pay are compliments. They're the only things we can pay.

Philanthropic people lose all sense of humanity. It is their distinguishing characteristic.

Society, civilized society at least, is never very ready to believe anything to the detriment of those who are both rich and fascinating. It feels instinctively that manners are of more importance than morals, and, in its opinion, the highest respectability is of much less value than the possession of a good chef.

It's most dangerous nowadays for a husband to pay any attention to his wife in public. It always makes people think that he beats her when they are alone. The world has grown so suspicious of anything that looks like a happy married life.

To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.

An educated woman is a worthless woman.