Taste Quotes by Oscar Wilde

8 Taste quotes by Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde’s sharp tongue never missed a chance to comment on style. These eight lines give a quick, witty glimpse into his take on what makes something tasteful.

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Good taste is the excuse I've always given for leading such a bad life

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“They say that love hath a bitter taste… But what matter? What matter? I have kissed thy mouth.”

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Absolute catholicity of taste is not without its dangers. It is only an auctioneer who should admire all schools of art.

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In art, the public accept what has been, because they cannot alter it, not because they appreciate it. They swallow their classics…

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The public has always, and in every age, been badly brought up. They are continually asking Art to be popular, to please…

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I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.

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A virtuous abstinence from the joys of pederasty comes most easily to those who have no taste for it.

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I have a simple taste, only the best.

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I don't at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back. It makes me far too conceited.

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“Alles Populäre ist falsch.”

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“If these elements of beauty are real, the whole thing simply appeals to our sense of dramatic effect. Suddenly we find that we are…

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To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance

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“Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope.”

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Why is it that at a bachelor's establishment the servants invariably drink the champagne.

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Moderation is a fatal thing. Enough is as bad as a meal. More than enough is as good as a feast.

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Beauty is the only thing that time cannot harm. Philosophies fall away like sand, creeds follow one another, but what is beautiful is a…

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