Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde: To get back...

Oscar Wilde: To get back...

To get back to my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early or be...

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Oscar Wilde: We quaff the...

Oscar Wilde: We quaff the...

We quaff the cup of life with eager haste without draining it, instead of which it only overflows the brim -- objects...

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Oscar Wilde: She lacks the...

Oscar Wilde: She lacks the...

She lacks the indefinable charm of weakness.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Oscar Wilde: Newspapers have degenerated....

Oscar Wilde: Newspapers have degenerated....

Newspapers have degenerated. They may now be absolutely relied upon.

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Oscar Wilde: A true gentleman...

Oscar Wilde: A true gentleman...

A true gentleman is one who is never unintentionally rude.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Oscar Wilde: Bad manners make...

Oscar Wilde: Bad manners make...

Bad manners make a journalist.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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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.

Source: In...

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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.

Source: In The...

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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.

Source: In...

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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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