“Indeed I have always been of the opinion that hard work is simply the refuge of people who have nothing to do.”

“I have always been of opinion that hard work is simply the refuge of people who have nothing whatever to do.”

“I have always been of opinion that a man who desires to get married should know either everything or nothing.”

“The people who have adored me-- there have not been very many, but there have been some-- have always insisted on living on, long after I had ceased to care for them, or they to care for me.”

“A grande passion is the privilege of people who have nothing to do.”

“It is awfully hard work doing nothing. However, I don't mind hard work where there is no definite object of any kind. -Algernon”

“I am not laughing, Dorian; at least I am not laughing at you. But you should not say the greatest romance of your life. You should say the first romance of your life. You will always be loved, and you will always be in love with love. A grande passion is the privilege of people who have nothing to do. That is the one use of the idle classes of a country. Don't be afraid. There are exquisite things in store for you. This is merely the beginning. ”