Oscar Wilde quotes on youth and age

Oscar Wilde quote. No man is rich enough to buy back his past. Image copyright Ireland Calling

Oscar Wilde quote. No man is rich enough to buy back his past. Image copyright Ireland Calling

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Young men want to be faithful and are not; old men want to be faithless and cannot.
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It is only the modern that ever becomes old-fashioned.
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The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.

Oscar Wilde quote. The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything. Image copyright Ireland Calling

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Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.
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Ogham, the mysterious language of the trees The Origins of the Ogham alphabet are still a mystery for many historians, but it is primarily thought to be an early form of the Irish written Language. Bealtaine Fire

Oscar Wilde quote. I am not young enough to know everything. Image copyright Ireland Calling
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One should never trust a woman who tells her real age; a woman who would tell one that would tell one anything.
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As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she is perfectly satisfied.
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Oscar Wilde quote. When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is. Image copyright Ireland Calling
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Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family life.
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The best way to make children good is to make them happy.
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No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating.
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Oscar Wilde quote. The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young. Image copyright Ireland Calling


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