“He is fond of being misunderstood. It gives him a post of vantage.”

“People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity.”

“I am but too conscious of the fact that we are born in an age when only the dull are treated seriously, and I live in terror of not being misunderstood. Don't degrade me into the position of giving you useful information. Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.”

“Lord Henry smiled. People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity.”

“we always misunderstood ourselves, and rarely understood others”

“Be warned in time, James, and remain, as I do, incomprehensible: to be great is to be misunderstood”

“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.”