Creative Quotations from Oscar Wilde (1856-1900)

Creative Quotations from . . .

Oscar Wilde
(1856-1900) born on Oct 16

Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist. He was noted for his flamboyant witty, sophisticated plays, e.g., "The Importance of Being Ernest," 1895.

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I know not whether Laws be right
Or whether Laws be wrong;
All that we know who live in gaol
Is that the wall is strong;
And that each day is like a year,
A year whose days are long.

Disobedience, in the eyes of any one who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion.

To make men Socialists is nothing, but to make Socialism human is a great thing.

One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead.

There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to love.

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	"The Ballad of Reading Gaol," pt. 5, st. 1.
R:	"The Soul of Man under Socialism," in Fortnightly Review (London, Feb 1890).
A:	"Review of Chants of Labour: A Song-Book of the People," in "Pall Mall Gazette," (London) 15 Feb 1889.
N:	"Rose-Leaf and Apple-Leaf: Envoi."
K:	"The Picture of Dorian Gray," ch. 7, 1891.