Oscar Wilde quotes - page 16

Most people are boring and stupid. (Oscar Wilde)
Every effort that one produces gives one an enemy. To be popular one must be a mediocrity. View quote
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I have never met any really wicked person before. I feel rather frightened. I am so afraid he will look just like every one else. View quote
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When one is in town one amuses oneself. When one is in the country one amuses other people. It is excessively boring. View quote
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Wherever there is a man who exercises authority, there is a man who resists authority. View quote
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He is really not so ugly after all, provided, of course, that one shuts one's eyes, and does not look at him. View quote
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She knew nothing but she had everything he had lost. View quote
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In the common world of fact the wicked were not punished, nor the good rewarded. Success was given to the strong, failure thrust upon the weak. That was all. View quote
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It is an odd thing, but every one who disappears is said to be in San Francisco. It must be a delightful city, and possess all the attractions of the next world. View quote
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I didn't say I liked it Harry. I said it fascinated me. There is a great difference. View quote
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One must have a heart of stone to read the death of little Nell without laughing. (Oscar Wilde)
What men call the shadow of the body is not the shadow of the body, but is the body of the soul. View quote
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Genius lasts longer than beauty. View quote
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I find him in the curves of certain lines, in the loveliness and subtleties of certain colours. View quote
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The only horrible thing in the world is ennui. View quote
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Hesitation of any kind is a sign of mental decay in the young, of physical weakness in the old. View quote
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I never take any notice to what common people say, and I never interfere with what charming people do. View quote
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The one charm about the past is that it is the past. But women never know when the curtain has fallen. View quote
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Art only begins where Imitation ends. View quote
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I like Wagner's music better than anybody's. It is so loud that one can talk the whole time without other people hearing what one says. View quote
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In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane. (Oscar Wilde)
The simplicity of your character makes you exquisitely incomprehensible to me. View quote
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There is no such thing as an omen. Destiny does not send us heralds. She is too wise or too cruel for that. View quote
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Conscience makes egotists of us all. View quote
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Bad artists always admire each others work. View quote
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Oscar Wilde

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Occupation: Irish Poet
Born: October 16, 1854
Died: November 30, 1900
Quotes count: 1197
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