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Oscar Wilde Quotes - Page 7

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There is no sin except stupidity.

There is no sin except stupidity.

Inspirational, Stupid, Silly

'The Critic as Artist' pt. 2 in 'Intentions' (1891)

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

Love, Life, Confidence

"Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young" (1894)

One should always be a little improbable.

Littles, Consciousness, Should

Oscar Wilde (2016). “Miscellanies”, p.173, Oscar Wilde

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.

Sarcasm, Form, Wit

Because sometimes you have to do something bad to do something good.

Life, Good Life, Sometimes

Society often forgives the criminal; it never forgives the dreamer.

Love, Dream, Forgiving

Oscar Wilde (2007). “Epigrams of Oscar Wilde”, p.204, Wordsworth Editions

Some things are more precious because they don't last long.

Death, Long, Lasts

A man who takes himself too seriously will find that no one else takes him seriously.

Men

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.

Greatness, Mediocrity, Pay

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. We all have clouds above us but some see their silver linings. We all face difficulties but some of us are grateful that they aren't worse.

Gratitude, Stars, Grateful

We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell.

Evil, World, Criminal Mind

Oscar Wilde (1997). “Collected Works of Oscar Wilde: The Plays, the Poems, the Stories and the Essays Including De Profundis”, p.476, Wordsworth Editions

The nicest feeling in the world is to do a good deed anonymously-and have somebody find out.

Feelings, World, Deeds

"God Hides in Plain Sight: How to See the Sacred in a Chaotic World". Book by Dean Nelson, September 1, 2009.

To regret one’s own experiences is to arrest one’s own development. To deny one’s own experiences is to put a lie into the lips of one’s own life. It is no less than a denial of the soul.

Regret, Lying, Soul

Oscar Wilde, Russell Jackson, Ian Small (2000). “The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde: De profundis, "Epistola : in carcere et vinculis"”, p.100, Oxford University Press on Demand

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

Witty, Clever, Humorous

Oscar Wilde (1997). “Collected Works of Oscar Wilde: The Plays, the Poems, the Stories and the Essays Including De Profundis”, p.652, Wordsworth Editions

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.

Funny, Sarcastic, Witty

I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take towards life. We are not sent into the world to air our moral prejudices. I never take any notice of what common people say, and I never interfere with what charming people do. If a personality fascinates me, whatever mode of expression that personality selects is absolutely delightful to me.

Attitude, Air, Expression

Oscar Wilde (2017). “The Picture of Dorian Gray”, p.54, Pan Macmillan

A writer is someone who has taught his mind to misbehave.

Book, Reading, Writing

When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is.

Funny, Life, Inspiring

But we never get back our youth… The pulse of joy that beats in us at twenty becomes sluggish. Our limbs fail, our senses rot. We degenerate into hideous puppets, haunted by the memory of the passions of which we were too much afraid, and the exquisite temptations that we had not the courage to yield to.

Memories, Passion, Yield

Oscar Wilde (2005). “Picture of Dorian Gray”, p.29, Prestwick House Inc

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Funny, Witty, Work

Quoted in Frank Harris, Oscar Wilde: His Life and Confessions (1916)

The good we get from art is not what we learn from it; it is what we become through it.

Art, Art Is

Oscar Wilde (2016). “Essays and Lectures”, p.76, Xist Publishing

If people were meant to be nude, they would have been born this way.

People, Way, Were Meant To Be

An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him.

Friendship, Funny Friend, Men

Quoted in George Bernard Shaw, Letter to Ellen Terry, 25 Sept. 1896 See Wilde 39

Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.

Success, Congratulations, Succeeding In Life

Oscar Wilde (2007). “Epigrams of Oscar Wilde”, p.68, Wordsworth Editions

Life is too short to be in a hurry.

Life Is Too Short, Life Is, Too Short

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