Oscar Wilde Quotes - Page 21

• America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been hushed up.

  Oscar Wilde

  Discovery, America, Columbus

  Oscar Wilde (1947). “The Happy Prince”, p.16, New Line Publishing

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• Rich bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier than others.

  Oscar Wilde

  Happiness, Marriage, Men

  Oscar Wilde (2007). “Epigrams of Oscar Wilde”, p.11, Wordsworth Editions

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• Men become old, but they never become good.

  Oscar Wilde

  Men

  Oscar Wilde, Alyssa Harad (2005). “The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays”, p.120, Simon and Schuster

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• Do not forget that small daily actions do or undo character.

  Oscar Wilde

  Character, Action, Forget

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• Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.

  Oscar Wilde

  Art, Imitation, Imitating

  Intentions "The Decay of Lying" (1891)

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• We are never more true to ourselves than when we are inconsistent.

  Oscar Wilde

  Trust, Betrayal, Integrity

  Oscar Wilde (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (Illustrated)”, p.1491, Delphi Classics

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• Beauty is a form of genius -- is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation.

  Oscar Wilde

  Art, Philosophy, Dark Water

  Oscar Wilde, Russell Jackson, Joseph Bristow, Ian Small (2000). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: The picture of Dorian Gray : the 1890 and 1891 texts”, p.25, Oxford University Press on Demand

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• Football is all very well as a game for rough girls, but is hardly suitable for delicate boys.

  Oscar Wilde

  Girl, Soccer, Football

  Quoted in Alvin Redman The Epigrams of Oscar Wilde (1952).

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• 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.

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  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Oscar Wilde (2015). “An Ideal Husband”, p.40, Sheba Blake Publishing

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• The world is made by the singer for the dreamer.

  Oscar Wilde

  Dreamer, World, Singers

  Oscar Wilde (2004). “Intentions”, p.103, 1st World Publishing

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• Never buy anything simply because it is expensive.

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  Luck, Expensive

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• When people talk to me about the weather, I always feel they mean something else.

  Oscar Wilde

  Mean, Weather, People

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• The only real people are the people who never existed.

  Oscar Wilde

  Real, People

  Oscar Wilde (2012). “The Wit and Humor of Oscar Wilde”, p.51, Courier Corporation

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• The form of government that is most suitable to the artist is no government at all. Authority over him and his art is ridiculous.

  Oscar Wilde

  Art, Government, Ridiculous

  Oscar Wilde (1969). “The Artist as Critic: Critical Writings of Oscar Wilde”, p.282, University of Chicago Press

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• The secret of remaining young is never to have an emotion that is unbecoming.

  Oscar Wilde

  Secret, Emotion, Youth

  Oscar Wilde, Moira Muldoon (2005). “The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Writings”, p.92, Simon and Schuster

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• Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.

  Oscar Wilde

  Inspirational, Attitude, Two

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• Everything popular is wrong.

  Oscar Wilde

  Spiritual, Political, Popular Song

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• The true artist is known by what he annexes, and he annexes everything.

  Oscar Wilde

  Artist, True Artists, Known

  Oscar Wilde (2012). “The Wit and Humor of Oscar Wilde”, p.59, Courier Corporation

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• A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

  Oscar Wilde

  Art, Work, Unique

  Oscar Wilde (1969). “The Artist as Critic: Critical Writings of Oscar Wilde”, p.270, University of Chicago Press

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• Wisdom comes with winters

  Oscar Wilde

  Life, Wisdom, Winter

  Oscar Wilde (2008). “A Selection: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition”, p.227, ReadHowYouWant.com

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

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  Ignorance, Upper Class, Gone

  1895 Lady Bracknell. The Importance of Being Earnest, act 1.

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• The one charm of the past is that it is the past.

  Oscar Wilde

  Past, Charm, Past Present Future

  Oscar Wilde, Moira Muldoon (2005). “The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Writings”, p.110, Simon and Schuster

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• Finding the meaning of life is easy. Simply get a dictionary, go to the 'L' section, and find the word 'life.'

  Oscar Wilde

  Meaning Of Life, Life Is, Easy

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• You silly Arthur! If you knew anything about...anything, which you don't, you would know that I adore you. Everyone in London knows it except you. It is a public scandal the way I adore you. I have been going about for the last six months telling the whole of society that I adore you. I wonder you consent to have anything to say to me. I have no character left at all. At least, I feel so happy that I am quite sure I have no character left at all.

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  Silly, Character, London

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• I like men who have a future and women who have a past.

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  Wise, Women, Future

  Oscar Wilde, General Press (2016). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Novel, Short Stories, Poetry, Essays and Plays”, p.136, GENERAL PRESS

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