Oscar Wilde Quotes about Friendship
Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation.
Oscar Wilde (1999). “De Profundis: The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Writings”, p.13, Wordsworth Editions
Oscar Wilde (2014). “The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays”, p.139, Simon and Schuster
Oscar Wilde, Isobel Murray (1999). “The Soul of Man, and Prison Writings”, p.33, Oxford University Press, USA
An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him.
Quoted in George Bernard Shaw, Letter to Ellen Terry, 25 Sept. 1896 See Wilde 39
Life is one fool thing after another whereas love is two fool things after each other.
Oscar Wilde (2015). “The Happy Prince and Other Tales”, Xist Publishing
Oscar Wilde, Nicholas Frankel (2011). “The Picture of Dorian Gray: An Annotated, Uncensored Edition”, p.86, Harvard University Press
Friendship never forgets. That is the wonderful thing about it.
Oscar Wilde (2001). “The Devoted Friend”, p.9, Electric Book Company
He has no enemies, but he is intensely disliked by his friends.
"The Works of Oscar Wilde".
Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.
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.175, Oxford University Press on Demand
An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship.
Oscar Wilde, Alvin Redman (1959). “The Wit and Humor of Oscar Wilde”, p.187, Courier Corporation
Oscar Wilde (2012). “The Wit and Humor of Oscar Wilde”, p.188, Courier Corporation