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Oscar Wilde Quotes

In love, it is better to know and be disappointed, than to not know and always wonder Picture Quote #1

A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It would be horribly selfish if it wanted all the other flowers in the garden to be both red and roses Picture Quote #1

I write because it gives me the greatest possible artistic pleasure to write. If my work pleases the few I am gratified. As for the mob, I have no desire to be a popular novelist. It is far too easy Picture Quote #1

To be entirely free, and at the same time entirely dominated by law, is the eternal paradox of human life Picture Quote #1

Love is like a war; easy to start but hard to end and you never know where it might take you Picture Quote #1

All thought is immoral. Its very essence is destruction. If you think of anything, you kill it. Nothing survives being thought of Picture Quote #1

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As one reads history... one is absolutely sickened, not by the crimes that the wicked have committed, but by the punishments that the good have inflicted Picture Quote #1

The ancient historians gave us delightful fiction in the form of fact; the modern novelist presents us with dull facts under the guise of fiction Picture Quote #1

It is that deep spiritual affection that is as pure as it is perfect. It is beautiful, it is fine, it is the noblest form of affection. There is nothing unnatural about it Picture Quote #1

All trials are trials for one’s life, just as all sentences are sentences of death Picture Quote #1

I prefer women with a past. They’re always so damned amusing to talk to Picture Quote #1

The quivering, ardent sunlight showed him the lines of cruelty round the mouth as clearly as if he had been looking into a mirror after he had done some dreadful thing Picture Quote #1

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The supreme object of life is to live. Few people live. It is true life only to realize one’s own perfection, to make one’s every dream a reality Picture Quote #1

I must say to myself that I ruined myself, and that nobody great or small can be ruined except by his own hand. I am quite ready to say so... Terrible as was what the world did to me, what I did to myself was far more terrible still Picture Quote #1

I believe it is customary in good society to take some slight refreshment at five o’clock Picture Quote #1

Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming fellow. Romance is the privilege of the rich, not the profession of the unemployed. The poor should be practical and prosaic. It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating Picture Quote #1

One should never listen. To listen is a sign of indifference to one’s hearers Picture Quote #1

Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. We can only record its moods, and chronicle their return. With us time itself does not progress. It revolves. It seems to circle round one center of pain Picture Quote #1

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One can live for years sometimes without living at all, and then all life comes crowding into one single hour Picture Quote #1

It is exactly because a man cannot do a thing that he is a proper judge of it Picture Quote #1

One should never make one’s entrance with a scandal. One should reserve that to give an interest to one’s old age Picture Quote #1

I am afraid he has one of those terribly weak natures that are susceptible to influence Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise for which we are later, in the fullness of time and understanding, very grateful for! Picture Quote #1

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Beauty... is of the great facts in the world like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in dark water of that silver shell we call the moon Picture Quote #1

Freedom, individualism and being yourself so long as you don’t hurt another’s physical person or property: The true artist is a man who believes absolutely in himself, because he is absolutely himself Picture Quote #1

A temperament capable of receiving, through an imaginative medium, and under imaginative conditions, new and beautiful impressions, is the only temperament that can appreciate a work of art Picture Quote #1

I am very glad I have travelled. Travel improves the mind wonderfully, and does away with all one’s prejudices Picture Quote #1

The history of women is the history of the worst form of tyranny the world has ever known. The tyranny of the weak over the strong. It is the only tyranny that lasts Picture Quote #1

The youth of the present day are quite monstrous. They have absolutely no respect for dyed hair Picture Quote #1

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In love, it is better to know and be disappointed, than to not know and always wonder (Oscar Wilde Quotes) A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It would be horribly selfish if it wanted all the other flowers in the garden to be both red and roses (Oscar Wilde Quotes) I write because it gives me the greatest possible artistic pleasure to write. If my work pleases the few I am gratified. As for the mob, I have no desire to be a popular novelist. It is far too easy (Oscar Wilde Quotes) To be entirely free, and at the same time entirely dominated by law, is the eternal paradox of human life (Oscar Wilde Quotes) Love is like a war; easy to start but hard to end and you never know where it might take you (Oscar Wilde Quotes) All thought is immoral. Its very essence is destruction. If you think of anything, you kill it. Nothing survives being thought of (Oscar Wilde Quotes) As one reads history... one is absolutely sickened, not by the crimes that the wicked have committed, but by the punishments that the good have inflicted (Oscar Wilde Quotes) The ancient historians gave us delightful fiction in the form of fact; the modern novelist presents us with dull facts under the guise of fiction (Oscar Wilde Quotes) It is that deep spiritual affection that is as pure as it is perfect. It is beautiful, it is fine, it is the noblest form of affection. There is nothing unnatural about it (Oscar Wilde Quotes) All trials are trials for one’s life, just as all sentences are sentences of death (Oscar Wilde Quotes) I prefer women with a past. They’re always so damned amusing to talk to (Oscar Wilde Quotes) The quivering, ardent sunlight showed him the lines of cruelty round the mouth as clearly as if he had been looking into a mirror after he had done some dreadful thing (Oscar Wilde Quotes) The supreme object of life is to live. Few people live. It is true life only to realize one’s own perfection, to make one’s every dream a reality (Oscar Wilde Quotes) I must say to myself that I ruined myself, and that nobody great or small can be ruined except by his own hand. I am quite ready to say so... Terrible as was what the world did to me, what I did to myself was far more terrible still (Oscar Wilde Quotes) I believe it is customary in good society to take some slight refreshment at five o’clock (Oscar Wilde Quotes) Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming fellow. Romance is the privilege of the rich, not the profession of the unemployed. The poor should be practical and prosaic. It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating (Oscar Wilde Quotes) One should never listen. To listen is a sign of indifference to one’s hearers (Oscar Wilde Quotes) Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. We can only record its moods, and chronicle their return. With us time itself does not progress. It revolves. It seems to circle round one center of pain (Oscar Wilde Quotes) One can live for years sometimes without living at all, and then all life comes crowding into one single hour (Oscar Wilde Quotes) It is exactly because a man cannot do a thing that he is a proper judge of it (Oscar Wilde Quotes) One should never make one’s entrance with a scandal. One should reserve that to give an interest to one’s old age (Oscar Wilde Quotes) I am afraid he has one of those terribly weak natures that are susceptible to influence (Oscar Wilde Quotes) 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 (Oscar Wilde Quotes) What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise for which we are later, in the fullness of time and understanding, very grateful for! (Oscar Wilde Quotes) Beauty... is of the great facts in the world like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in dark water of that silver shell we call the moon (Oscar Wilde Quotes) Freedom, individualism and being yourself so long as you don’t hurt another’s physical person or property: The true artist is a man who believes absolutely in himself, because he is absolutely himself (Oscar Wilde Quotes) A temperament capable of receiving, through an imaginative medium, and under imaginative conditions, new and beautiful impressions, is the only temperament that can appreciate a work of art (Oscar Wilde Quotes) I am very glad I have travelled. Travel improves the mind wonderfully, and does away with all one’s prejudices (Oscar Wilde Quotes) The history of women is the history of the worst form of tyranny the world has ever known. The tyranny of the weak over the strong. It is the only tyranny that lasts (Oscar Wilde Quotes) The youth of the present day are quite monstrous. They have absolutely no respect for dyed hair (Oscar Wilde Quotes)

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