Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde: Bad manners make...

Oscar Wilde: Bad manners make...

Bad manners make a journalist.

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Oscar Wilde: Self-denial is the...

Oscar Wilde: Self-denial is the...

Self-denial is the shining sore on the leprous body of Christianity.

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Oscar Wilde: The aim of...

Oscar Wilde: The aim of...

The aim of the liar is simply to charm, to delight, to give pleasure. He is the very basis of civilized...

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Oscar Wilde: Nothing is so...

Oscar Wilde: Nothing is so...

Nothing is so dangerous as being too modern; one is apt to grow old fashioned quite...

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Oscar Wilde: Of course the...

Oscar Wilde: Of course the...

Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see, if one plays good music, people don't listen, and if one plays bad...

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Oscar Wilde: Beauty is a...

Oscar Wilde: Beauty is a...

Beauty is a form of genius -- is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation. It is of the great facts in...

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Oscar Wilde: There is no...

Oscar Wilde: There is no...

There is no such thing as morality or immorality in thought. There is immoral emotion.

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Oscar Wilde: The first duty...

Oscar Wilde: The first duty...

The first duty in life is to be as artificial as possible. What the second duty is no one has yet...

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Oscar Wilde: This morning I...

Oscar Wilde: This morning I...

This morning I took out a comma and this afternoon I put it back in again.

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Oscar Wilde: Only people who...

Oscar Wilde: Only people who...

Only people who look dull ever get into the House of Commons, and only people who are dull ever succeed...

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Oscar Wilde: Flowers are as...

Oscar Wilde: Flowers are as...

Flowers are as common in the country as people are in London.

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Oscar Wilde: I do not...

Oscar Wilde: I do not...

I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it...

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Oscar Wilde: The secret of...

Oscar Wilde: The secret of...

The secret of life is never to have an emotion that is unbecoming.

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Oscar Wilde: I put all...

Oscar Wilde: I put all...

I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.

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Oscar Wilde: Rich bachelors should...

Oscar Wilde: Rich bachelors should...

Rich bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier than...

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Oscar Wilde: Good taste is...

Oscar Wilde: Good taste is...

Good taste is the excuse I have given for leading such a bad life.

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Oscar Wilde: Cecil Graham: What...

Oscar Wilde: Cecil Graham: What...

Cecil Graham: What is a cynic?
Lord Darlington: A man who knows the price of everything and the value of...

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Oscar Wilde: The true perfection...

Oscar Wilde: The true perfection...

The true perfection of man lies not in what man has, but in what man is.

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Oscar Wilde: What between the...

Oscar Wilde: What between the...

What between the duties expected of one during one's lifetime, and the duties exacted from one after one's death, land...

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Oscar Wilde: The salesman knows...

Oscar Wilde: The salesman knows...

The salesman knows nothing of what he is selling save that he is charging a great deal too much for...

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