Oscar Wilde. The Picture Of Dorian Gray (№ 857)

My boy, superficial people I think of those, who love only once in life. Their so-called loyalty, constancy is only the lethargy of custom or lack of imagination. Faithfulness in love, as consistency of thoughts, is simply a proof of the impotence of... Loyalty! Someday I'll have to analyze this feeling. It is the greed of the owner. Many things we would throw away if not for the fear that someone else will pick up...