Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“When they make up their ledger, they balance stupidity by wealth, and vice by hypocrisy.” — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
The only thing that ever consoles man for the stupid things he does is the praise he always gives himself for doing… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
There is more to be said for stupidity than people imagine. Personally I have a great admiration for stupidity. It is a… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
The public has always, and in every age, been badly brought up. They are continually asking Art to be popular, to please… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share
Bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier than others — Oscar Wilde Copy Share
“Basil my dear boy puts everything that is charming in him into his work. The consequence is that he has nothing left for life… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share
I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It makes me far too conceited. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share
“If these elements of beauty are real, the whole thing simply appeals to our sense of dramatic effect. Suddenly we find that we are… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share
“Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope.” — Oscar Wilde Copy Share
Men always want to be a womans first love. Women have a more subtle instinct: What they like is to be a mans last… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share
Why is it that at a bachelor's establishment the servants invariably drink the champagne. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share
Moderation is a fatal thing. Enough is as bad as a meal. More than enough is as good as a feast. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share
Beauty is the only thing that time cannot harm. Philosophies fall away like sand, creeds follow one another, but what is beautiful is a… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share
