Henry James writes… Oscar Wilde
Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
April 3rd, 2008 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
One should always… Oscar Wilde
One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
March 29th, 2008 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
I suppose that I… Oscar Wilde
I suppose that I shall have to die beyond my means.
Oscar Wilde, upon being told the cost of an operation
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
March 21st, 2008 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Truth, in the… Oscar Wilde
Truth, in the matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
March 4th, 2008 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Conscience and… Oscar Wilde
Conscience and cowardice are really the same thing. Conscience is the trade-name of the firm.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
February 9th, 2008 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Rich bachelors… Oscar Wilde
Rich bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier than others.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
January 8th, 2008 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Man can believe the… Oscar Wilde
Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
January 4th, 2008 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
The only charm of… Oscar Wilde
The only charm of marriage is that it makes a life of deception necessary for both parties.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
January 2nd, 2008 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Scandal is gossip… Oscar Wilde
Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
January 1st, 2008 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Religion is the… Oscar Wilde
Religion is the fashionable substitute for belief.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
December 26th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Alas, I am dying… Oscar Wilde
Alas, I am dying beyond my means.
Oscar Wilde, as he sipped champagne on his deathbed
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
December 17th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
A thing is not… Oscar Wilde
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
December 11th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
It is only shallow… Oscar Wilde
It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
December 7th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Whenever people… Oscar Wilde
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
November 15th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Romance should… Oscar Wilde
Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
October 30th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Oscar Wilde: “I… Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde: “I wish I had said that.” Whistler: “You will, Oscar; you will.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
October 27th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Experience is the… Oscar Wilde
Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
October 18th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Philanthropy is the… Oscar Wilde
Philanthropy is the refuge of rich people who wish to annoy their fellow creatures.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
October 16th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Bore: a man who is… Oscar Wilde
Bore: a man who is never unintentionally rude.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
October 14th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Good resolutions… Oscar Wilde
Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
October 12th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
The pure and simple… Oscar Wilde
The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
October 7th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Most modern… Oscar Wilde
Most modern calendars mar the sweet simplicity of our lives by reminding us that each day that passes is the anniversary of some perfectly uninteresting event.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
October 7th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
As long as war is… Oscar Wilde
As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
October 5th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Only the shallow… Oscar Wilde
Only the shallow know themselves.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
October 4th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Action is the last… Oscar Wilde
Action is the last refuge of those who cannot dream.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
October 3rd, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
A thing is not… Oscar Wilde
A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
October 2nd, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Alas, I am dying… Oscar Wilde
Alas, I am dying beyond my means.
Oscar Wilde, as he sipped champagne on his deathbed
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
October 1st, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
To love oneself is… Oscar Wilde
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
September 29th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Everyone who is… Oscar Wilde
Everyone who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
September 20th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Missionaries are… Oscar Wilde
Missionaries are going to reform the world whether it wants to or not.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
August 16th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
The advantage of… Oscar Wilde
The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
August 15th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
It is absurd to… Oscar Wilde
It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
August 13th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
As long as war is… Oscar Wilde
As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
August 9th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Anybody can be good… Oscar Wilde
Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
August 2nd, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Consistency is the… Oscar Wilde
Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
August 1st, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
All bad poetry… Oscar Wilde
All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
July 28th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Pessimist: One who,… Oscar Wilde
Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
July 26th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Man is a rational… Oscar Wilde
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
July 24th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Always forgive your… Oscar Wilde
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
July 7th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
I am not young… Oscar Wilde
I am not young enough to know everything.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
July 5th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
The pure and simple… Oscar Wilde
The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
July 1st, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
What is a cynic? A… Oscar Wilde
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
June 24th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Life is far too… Oscar Wilde
Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
June 22nd, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
I must decline your… Oscar Wilde
I must decline your invitation owing to a subsequent engagement.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
June 19th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
Democracy means… Oscar Wilde
Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
June 11th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
The basis for… Oscar Wilde
The basis for optimism is sheer terror.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
June 10th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
The fact is, that… Oscar Wilde
The fact is, that civilization requires slaves. The Greeks were quite right there. Unless there are slaves to do the ugly, horrible, uninteresting work, culture, and contemplation become almost impossible. Human slavery is wrong, insecure, and demoralizing. On mechanical slavery, on the slavery of the machine, the future of the world depends.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
June 9th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
It is better to… Oscar Wilde
It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
June 8th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
To be good,… Oscar Wilde
To be good, according to the vulgar standard of goodness, is obviously quite easy. It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
June 8th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments
The English country… Oscar Wilde
The English country gentleman galloping after a fox — the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable.
Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)
June 7th, 2007 - Posted in Oscar Wilde | | 0 Comments