Oscar Wilde ( 10 of 342 )
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates read more
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
Extravagance is the luxury of the poor; penury is the luxury of the rich
Extravagance is the luxury of the poor; penury is the luxury of the rich
Experience is the name we give to our past mistakes
Experience is the name we give to our past mistakes
Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.
Deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.
Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.
Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.
The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple. -Oscar Wilde.
The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple. -Oscar Wilde.
One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything, except a good reputation.
One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything, except a good reputation.
The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.
The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.
I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being read more
I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.
Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct: What they like is to read more
Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct: What they like is to be a man's last romance.
