Oscar Wilde Quotes about Wisdom
If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.
Oscar Wilde “The Picture of Dorian Gray - and more”, Eighty Pence Books
We teach people how to remember, we never teach them how to grow.
Oscar Wilde “The Picture of Dorian Gray - and more”, Eighty Pence Books
The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
Oscar Wilde, Isobel Murray (2000). “Oscar Wilde - The Major Works”, p.572, Oxford Paperbacks
In examinations the foolish ask questions that the wise cannot answer.
Epigrams: Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young Phrases and Philosophies
The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing.
"The Soul of Man Under Socialism" (1891)
There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up.
Oscar Wilde (2015). “The Picture of Dorian Gray”, p.61, First Avenue Editions
Oscar Wilde (2008). “A Selection: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition”, p.227, ReadHowYouWant.com