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Oscar Wilde Quotes - Page 8

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The very essence of romance is uncertainty.

The very essence of romance is uncertainty.

Love, Relationship, Essence

Oscar Wilde (2007). “Epigrams of Oscar Wilde”, p.104, Wordsworth Editions

Those who have much are often greedy. Those who have little always share.

Littles, Greedy, Share

"Complete Works of Oscar Wilde".

I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives. But women when they love give everything.

Love, Funny, Boyfriend

Oscar Wilde (2007). “The Collected Works of Oscar Wilde”, p.452, Wordsworth Editions

Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.

People, Evil, Luck

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

Without order nothing can exist-without chaos nothing can evolve. Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Thoughtful, Order, People

The Picture of Dorian Gray ch. 4 (1891). In Wilde's play LadyWindermere's Fan, act 3 (1892), Lord Darlington replies to the question "What is a cynic?": "A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing."

Life is one fool thing after another whereas love is two fool things after each other.

Friendship, Love You, Love Is

Oscar Wilde (2015). “The Happy Prince and Other Tales”, Xist Publishing

Loveless marriages are horrible. But there is one thing worse than an absolutely loveless marriage. A marriage in which there is love, but on one side only; faith, but on one side only; devotion, but on one side only, and in which of the two hearts one is sure to be broken.

Faith, Heart, Two

Oscar Wilde (2007). “Epigrams of Oscar Wilde”, p.93, Wordsworth Editions

The only horrible thing in the world is ennui.

World, Horrible, Ennui

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.341, Oxford University Press on Demand

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

Funny, Witty, Being Yourself

Intentions "The Critic as Artist" pt. 2 (1891)

I walk the world in wonder.

Joy, World, Wonder

One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.

Love, Funny, Sarcastic

Oscar Wilde (2004). “The Best of Oscar Wilde: Selected Plays and Writings”, p.144, Penguin

The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life.

Inspirational, Spiritual, Soul

Oscar Wilde (2012). “The Wit and Humor of Oscar Wilde”, p.168, Courier Corporation

A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love her.

Love, Inspirational, Funny

Oscar Wilde (1997). “Collected Works of Oscar Wilde: The Plays, the Poems, the Stories and the Essays Including De Profundis”, p.124, Wordsworth Editions

A man who marries his mistress leaves a vacancy in that position.

Men, Mistress, Vacancy

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.

Funny, Marriage, Valentines Day

The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.

Inspirational, Dream, Future

Oscar Wilde (2007). “The Collected Works of Oscar Wilde”, p.568, Wordsworth Editions

Pleasure is the only thing one should live for, nothing ages like happiness.

Happiness, Age, Consciousness

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

They get up early, because they have so much to do, and go to bed early, because they have so little to think about.

Thinking, Up Early, Bed

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.315, Oxford University Press on Demand

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Attitude, Belief, Shallow

Oscar Wilde (1947). “The Happy Prince”, p.18, New Line Publishing

To be popular one must be a mediocrity.

Mediocrity

Oscar Wilde (2012). “The Wit and Humor of Oscar Wilde”, p.116, Courier Corporation

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Love, Funny, Hilarious

Oscar Wilde (2013). “The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories”, p.75, eBookIt.com

Don't give a woman advice; one should never give a woman anything she can't wear in the evening.

Funny, Sarcastic, Spiritual

Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat.

Funny, Marriage, Sarcastic

You have killed my love. You used to stir my imagination. Now you don't even stir my curiosity. You simply produce no effect. I loved you because you were marvelous, because you had genius and intellect, because you realized the dreams of great poets and gave shape and substance to the shadows of art. You have thrown it all away. You are shallow and stupid

Dream, Art, Stupid

Nowadays, saying what you really think can be a serious error since one risks being misunderstood.

Thinking, Errors, Risk

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