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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F
The exquisite art of idleness, one of the most important things that any University can teach.

R
Men of thought should have nothing to do with action.
A
It is a dangerous thing to reform anyone.
N
The one duty we owe to history is to rewrite it.
K
Formerly we used to canonise our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarise them. Cheap editions of great books may be delightful, but cheap editions of great men are absolutely detestable.
 

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: In "Pall Mall Gazette" (London), 24 May 1890.
R: In "Webster's Electronic Quotebase," ed. Keith Mohler, 1994.
A: Gilbert, in "The Critic as Artist," pt. 2 (published in Intentions, 1891).
N: Gilbert, in The Critic as Artist, pt. 1 (published in Intentions, 1891).
K: Gilbert, in The Critic as Artist, pt. 1 (published in Intentions, 1891).
 

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