Don't be afraid. There are exquisite things in store for you. This is merely the beginning. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
The true perfection of man lies not in what man has, but in what man is. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
What a pity that in life we only get our lessons when they are of no use to us. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“A arte é a mais intensa forma de individualismo que o mundo conhece.” — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
I am afraid he has one of those terribly weak natures that are susceptible to influence. — 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
The secret to life is to enjoy the pleasure of being terribly, terribly deceived. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
The State is to make what is useful. The individual is to make what is beautiful. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Anybody can have common sense, provided that they have no imagination. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Art should never try to be popular. The public should try to make itself artistic. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
The General was essentially a man of peace, except in his domestic life. — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
More than half of modern culture depends upon what one shouldn't read. — 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