The growing influence of women is the one reassuring thing in our political life. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“Women treat us [men] like humanity treats gods—they worship us and keep bothering us to do something for them.” — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of mind over morals. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Women, as some witty Frenchman once put it, inspire us with the desire to do masterpieces and always prevent us from carrying… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“Being adored is a nuisance. Women treat us just as humanity treats its gods. They worship us, and are always bothering us… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Women treat us [men] like humanity treats gods – they worship us and keep bothering us to do something. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Women defend themselves by attacking, just as they attack by sudden and strange surrenders. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“I don't know that women are always rewarded for being charming. I think they are usually punished for it!” — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Ah! The strength of women comes from the fact that psychology cannot explain us. Men can be analyzed, women...merely adored. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“My dear boy, no woman is a genius. Women are a decorative sex. They never have anything to say, but they say… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
'The Lady's World' should be made the recognized organ for the expression of women's opinions on all subjects of literature, art and… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“My dear boy, no woman is a genius. Women are a decorative sex. They never have anything to say, but they say… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Women have a much better time than men in this world; there are far more things forbidden to them. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives. But women when they love give everything. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Women love us for our defects. If we have enough of them, they will forgive us everything, even our gigantic intellects. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
A woman's life revolves in curves of emotions. It is upon lines of intellect that a man's life progresses. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Women are a decorative sex. They never have anything to say, but they say it charmingly — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Intuition is a strange instinct that tells a woman she is right, whether she is or not. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“Women love us for our defects. If we have enough of them, they will forgive us everything, even our intellects.” — 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