“That is one of the great secrets of life. Now days most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“A grapefruit is only a lemon that saw an opportunity and took advantage of it.” — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Life under a good government is rarely dramatic; life under a bad government is always so. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Don't be afraid. There are exquisite things in store for you. This is merely the beginning. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
The General was essentially a man of peace, except in his domestic life. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Muffins should always be eaten quite calmly, as it is the only way to eat them! — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Anyone can sympathize with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathize with a friend's success. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Marriage is hardly a thing one can do now and then, except in America. — 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 Image
Bachelors should be heavily taxed. It is not fair that some men should be happier than others — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope.” — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
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 Image
