Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde: Down the long...

Oscar Wilde: Down the long...

Down the long and silent street,
The dawn, with silver-sandalled feet,
Crept like a frightened...

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Oscar Wilde: He must have...

Oscar Wilde: He must have...

He must have a truly romantic nature, for he weeps when there is nothing at all to weep...

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Oscar Wilde: Art never expresses...

Oscar Wilde: Art never expresses...

Art never expresses anything but itself.

Source: The Decay of Lying.
-- Oscar...

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Oscar Wilde: And now, I...

Oscar Wilde: And now, I...

And now, I am dying beyond my means.

Source: Sipping champagne on his...

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Oscar Wilde: The only thing...

Oscar Wilde: The only thing...

The only thing that ever consoles man for the stupid things he does is the praise he always gives himself for doing...

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Oscar Wilde: All women become...

Oscar Wilde: All women become...

All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That is his.

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Oscar Wilde: Thinking is the...

Oscar Wilde: Thinking is the...

Thinking is the most unhealthy thing in the world, and people die of it just as they die of any other...

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Oscar Wilde: Truth is rarely...

Oscar Wilde: Truth is rarely...

Truth is rarely pure, and never simple.

Source: The Importance of Being Earnest,...

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Oscar Wilde: And yet, and...

Oscar Wilde: And yet, and...

And yet, and yet,
These Christs that die upon the barricades,
God knows it I am with them, in some...

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Oscar Wilde: Every man of...

Oscar Wilde: Every man of...

Every man of ambition has to fight his century with its own weapons. What this century worships is wealth. The God of...

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Oscar Wilde: CECILY. When I...

Oscar Wilde: CECILY. When I...

CECILY. When I see a spade I call it a spade.
GWENDOLEN. I am glad to say I have never seen a spade. It is obvious...

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Oscar Wilde: It is only...

Oscar Wilde: It is only...

It is only the superficial qualities that last. Man's deeper nature is soon found out.

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Oscar Wilde: In matters of...

Oscar Wilde: In matters of...

In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.

Source:...

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Oscar Wilde: Charity, dear Miss...

Oscar Wilde: Charity, dear Miss...

Charity, dear Miss Prism, charity! None of us are perfect. I myself am peculiarly susceptible to...

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Oscar Wilde: Yet each man...

Oscar Wilde: Yet each man...

Yet each man kills the thing he loves,
By each let this be heard,
Some do it with a bitter look,
Some with a...

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Oscar Wilde: I never travel...

Oscar Wilde: I never travel...

I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the...

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Oscar Wilde: In married life...

Oscar Wilde: In married life...

In married life three is company and two is none.

Source: The Importance of Being...

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Oscar Wilde: I have invented...

Oscar Wilde: I have invented...

I have invented an invaluable permanent invalid called Bunbury, in order that I may be able to go down into the...

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Oscar Wilde: The good ended...

Oscar Wilde: The good ended...

The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what Fiction means.

Source:...

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Oscar Wilde: Meredith is a...

Oscar Wilde: Meredith is a...

Meredith is a prose Browning, and so is Browning.

Source: The Critic as Artist, Pt...

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