Oscar Wilde

Country Ireland
Born Tuesday, 30 November -0001
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Quotes 439
He is a great irish poet.
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As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she is perfectly satisfied. Uncategorized
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly. Uncategorized
If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism. Uncategorized
He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends. Uncategorized
Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known. Uncategorized
I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself. Uncategorized
Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same. Uncategorized
Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed. Uncategorized
No man is rich enough to buy back his past. Uncategorized
Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing. Uncategorized
Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people. Uncategorized
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist. Uncategorized
Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months. Uncategorized
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. Uncategorized
If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. Uncategorized
To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect. Uncategorized
Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to. Uncategorized
Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation. Uncategorized
I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best. Uncategorized
A man who does not think for himself does not think at all. Uncategorized