Oscar Wilde Quotes - Page 18
Friendship never forgets. That is the wonderful thing about it.
Oscar Wilde (2001). “The Devoted Friend”, p.9, Electric Book Company
A sentimentalist is simply one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it.
Oscar Wilde, Moira Muldoon (2005). “The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Writings”, p.348, Simon and Schuster
'Sebastian Melmoth' (1905) p. 12. Oscariana (1910) p. 8
The secret of remaining young is never to have an emotion that is unbecoming.
Oscar Wilde, Moira Muldoon (2005). “The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Writings”, p.92, Simon and Schuster
He has no enemies, but he is intensely disliked by his friends.
"The Works of Oscar Wilde".
Oscar Wilde, General Press (2016). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Novel, Short Stories, Poetry, Essays and Plays”, p.71, GENERAL PRESS
Oscar Wilde, Alyssa Harad (2005). “The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays”, p.120, Simon and Schuster
The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation.
The Picture of Dorian Gray ch. 2 (1891) See Balzac 1; Clementina Graham 1; Mae West 19; Wilde 53
Oscar Wilde, General Press (2016). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: Novel, Short Stories, Poetry, Essays and Plays”, p.772, GENERAL PRESS
Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.
Oscar Wilde, Russell Jackson, Joseph Bristow, Ian Small (2000). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: The picture of Dorian Gray : the 1890 and 1891 texts”, p.51, Oxford University Press on Demand
Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.
Oscar Wilde (2014). “The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays”, p.116, Simon and Schuster
Oscar Wilde (2007). “The Collected Works of Oscar Wilde”, p.92, Wordsworth Editions
Nothing spoils romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman
Oscar Wilde (2014). “Epigrams and Aphorisms”, p.51, BoD – Books on Demand
The Picture of Dorian Gray ch. 1 (1891)
Oscar Wilde (2012). “The Wit and Humor of Oscar Wilde”, p.123, Courier Corporation
Oscar Wilde, Moira Muldoon (2005). “The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Writings”, p.326, Simon and Schuster
1895 Mrs Cheveley speaking. An Ideal Husband, act 3.
I like talking to a brick wall- it's the only thing in the world that never contradicts me!
Oscar Wilde (2015). “Lady Windermere's Fan”, p.58, Oscar Wilde
Quoted in Hesketh Pearson, Oscar Wilde, His Life and Wit (1946)