Quotes about Culture

He atones for being occasionally somewhat overdressed by being always absolutely over-educated. He is a very modern type.

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination.When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.

The art of living. The only really Fine Art we have produced in modern times.

Modern morality consists in accepting the standard of one's age. I consider that for any man of culture to accept the standard of his age is a form of the grossest immorality.

There are only two ways, as you know, of becoming civilized. One is by being cultured, the other is by being corrupt.

Marriage is hardly a thing that one can do now and then, Harry. Except in America, rejoined Lord Henry, languidly.

In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public.  Nowadays books are written by the public and read by nobody.

It is a very ungentlemanly thing to read a private cigarette case. Algernon.  Oh! it is absurd to have a hard and fast rule about what one should read and what one shouldn't.  More than half of modern culture depends on what one shouldn't read. Jack.  I am quite aware of the fact, and I don't propose to discuss modern culture.  It isn't the sort of thing one should talk of in private. 

Travel improves the mind wonderfully, and does away with all one's prejudices." "The

Sin is the only color- element left in modern life.

The whole of Japan is a pure invention. There is no such country, there are no such people.

Love means will-to-good, willing the benefit of what or who is loved. We may say we love chocolate cake, but we don't. Rather, we want to eat it. That is desire, not love. In our culture we have a great problem distinguishing between love and desire, but it is essential that we do so.