Oscar Wilde ( 10 of 342 )
Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.
Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.
It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors
It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors
I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.
I dislike arguments of any kind. They are always vulgar, and often convincing.
It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances
It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances
America has been discovered before, but it has always been hushed up.
America has been discovered before, but it has always been hushed up.
A man's very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels in the dust, and beats read more
A man's very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels in the dust, and beats his breast, and tells all the sins of his life.
Talk to every woman as if you loved her, and to every man as if he bored you, and at read more
Talk to every woman as if you loved her, and to every man as if he bored you, and at the end of your first season you will have the reputation of possessing the most perfect social tact
A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It would be horribly selfish if read more
A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It would be horribly selfish if it wanted all the other flowers in the garden to be both red and roses.
A fashion is merely a form of ugliness so unbearable that we are compelled to alter it every six months.
A fashion is merely a form of ugliness so unbearable that we are compelled to alter it every six months.
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
