Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde: I am the...

Oscar Wilde: I am the...

I am the only person in the world I should like to know thoroughly.

Source: Lady...

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Oscar Wilde: Nothing can cure...

Oscar Wilde: Nothing can cure...

Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the...

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Oscar Wilde: Ignorance is like...

Oscar Wilde: Ignorance is like...

Ignorance is like a delicate fruit; touch it, and the bloom is gone.

Source: Lady...

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Oscar Wilde: Those who are...

Oscar Wilde: Those who are...

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love: it is the faithless who know love's...

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Oscar Wilde: Popularity is the...

Oscar Wilde: Popularity is the...

Popularity is the crown of laurel which the world puts on bad art. Whatever is popular is...

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Oscar Wilde: London is full...

Oscar Wilde: London is full...

London is full of women who trust their husbands. One can always recognise them. They look so thoroughly...

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Oscar Wilde: I can stand...

Oscar Wilde: I can stand...

I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair about its use. It is hitting...

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Oscar Wilde: How clever you...

Oscar Wilde: How clever you...

How clever you are, my dear! You never mean a single word you say.

Source: Lady...

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Oscar Wilde: The husbands of...

Oscar Wilde: The husbands of...

The husbands of very beautiful women belong to the criminal classes.

Source: Lord...

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Oscar Wilde: No publisher should...

Oscar Wilde: No publisher should...

No publisher should ever express an opinion on the value of what he publishes. That is a matter entirely for the...

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Oscar Wilde: It is absurd...

Oscar Wilde: It is absurd...

It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.

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Oscar Wilde: The advantage of...

Oscar Wilde: The advantage of...

The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.

Source: Lord Henry, in...

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Oscar Wilde: There is nothing...

Oscar Wilde: There is nothing...

There is nothing so difficult to marry as a large nose.

Source: Lady Markby, in An...

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Oscar Wilde: When a woman...

Oscar Wilde: When a woman...

When a woman marries again it is because she detested her first husband. When a man marries again it is because he...

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Oscar Wilde: The Americans are...

Oscar Wilde: The Americans are...

The Americans are certainly hero-worshippers, and always take their heroes from the criminal...

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Oscar Wilde: Between men and...

Oscar Wilde: Between men and...

Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love, but no...

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Oscar Wilde: The basis of...

Oscar Wilde: The basis of...

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

Source: Lord Henry, in The Picture of Dorian...

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Oscar Wilde: The sign of...

Oscar Wilde: The sign of...

The sign of a Philistine age is the cry of immorality against art.

Source: Lecture...

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Oscar Wilde: I hate vulgar...

Oscar Wilde: I hate vulgar...

I hate vulgar realism in literature. The man who could call a spade a spade should be compelled to use one. It is the...

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Oscar Wilde: As a wicked...

Oscar Wilde: As a wicked...

As a wicked man I am a complete failure. Why, there are lots of people who say I have never really done anything wrong...

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