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Oscar Wilde Quotes about Style

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Women's styles may change but their designs remain the same.

Women's styles may change but their designs remain the same.

Oscar Wilde
Women, Design, Style

Only the great masters of style ever succeed in being obscure.

Oscar Wilde
Style, Succeed, Obscure
Oscar Wilde (2012). “Oscar Wilde's Wit and Wisdom: A Book of Quotations”, p.39, Courier Corporation

A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life.

Oscar Wilde
Fashion, Ties, Style
Oscar Wilde, John Cooper (2013). “Oscar Wilde on Dress (ebook): Including –The Philosophy of Dress– by Oscar Wilde”, p.15, CSM Press

In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.

Oscar Wilde
Luck, Style, Matter
Oscar Wilde (2016). “Aphorisms”, p.14, Oscar Wilde

No artist has ethical sympathies. An ethical sympathy in an artist is an unpardonable mannerism of style.

Oscar Wilde
Artist, Style, Ethics
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.57, Oxford University Press on Demand

The chin a little higher, dear. Style largely depends on the way the chin is worn. They are worn very high, just at present.

Oscar Wilde
Style, Littles, Way
Oscar Wilde (1899). “The Importance of Being Earnest”, p.133

In all unimportant matters, style, not sincerity, is the essential. In all important matters, style, not sincerity, is the essential.

Oscar Wilde
Style, Important, Essentials
Oscar Wilde (2012). “Epigrams”, p.66, BoD – Books on Demand

It often happens that the real tragedies of life occur in such an inartistic manner that they hurt us by their crude violence, their absolute incoherence, their absurd want of meaning, their entire lack of style.

Oscar Wilde
Hurt, Real, Style
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.78, Oxford University Press on Demand

His style is chaos illumined by flashes of lightning. As a writer he has mastered everything except language.

Oscar Wilde
Writing, Style, Lightning
Oscar Wilde, Isobel Murray (2008). “Oscar Wilde - The Major Works”, p.221, Oxford University Press

I could never quite accustom myself to absinthe, but it suits my style so well

Oscar Wilde
Style, Never Quit, Suits

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