One of the most quoted people in history, Oscar Wilde is a favorite of mine! Novelist, poet, playwright and mighty clever fellow! Learn more about him and other great quotables here!
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A Few Favorite Oscar Wilde Quotes
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.- - -
Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing.
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Biography lends to death a new terror.
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Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.
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I am not young enough to know everything.
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A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.
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A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love her.
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A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
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I like men who have a future, and women who have a past.
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If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.
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As long as war is regarded as wicked it will always have its fascinations.
When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.
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America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
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Biography and Works
- Online Literature
- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), Irish poet and dramatist whose reputation rests on his comic masterpieces Lady Windermere's Fan(1892) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895). Among Wilde's other best-known works are his only novel The Picture of Dorian Gray(1891) and his fairy tales especially "The Happy Prince."
Oscar Wilde Quotes
- Oscar Wilde at The Quotation Page
- A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.
- Oscar Wilde at Brainy Quotes
- Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.
- Oscar Wilde at Think Exist
- There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
- Oscr WIlde at Wikiquote
- A free online compendium of quotations from notable people and creative works in every language.
And down the long and silent street,
The dawn, with silver-sandalled feet,
Crept like a frightened girl.
The Harlot's House, st. 12 (1885) - Quotations and Sayings Database
- The comprehensive quotations collection, exquisitely compiled by quotesandsayings.com
This collection is exclusively obtained from "The Quotable Oscar Wilde" by Sheridan Morley - Poynter Online
- Writing is a solitary act. We all know that. But how many of us know that we can fill the emptiness with the voices of other writers.
That's because, fortunately, writing, like all creative endeavors, is an attributive art. It has a long tradition of taking advantage of the way that great writers inspire, not only with their stories, but the lessons of art and craft learned along the way.
Attached is a
collection about 50 quotations from writers and thinkers of every stripe: journalists, novelists, poets, philosophers. There's a life's worth of inspiration, the beginning of a quote collection or new voices to add to your own.
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To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable.
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Excerpt
Oscar Wilde was, is, and/or will be the most prolific source of quotes in the multiverse.
His wisdom touches on nearly every conceivable topic, often without consent, which has led to several lawsuits.
In later years, a great debate sprung up over whether men or women touched his heart, an issue has not been completely settled.
One thing is for sure though, he was a very touching man.
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- IMDb Movie Quotes
- International Movie Database of movie quotes, from recent films to the classics.
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Comments
Do you love Oscar Wilde quotes? Have a favorite?
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- LairMistress LairMistress Feb 9, 2009 @ 9:53 pm
- I love a lot of Wilde quotes; during the recent years of warfare, one in particular has gone through my mind a lot: "A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it." Amen!
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- eccles1 eccles1 Jun 18, 2008 @ 12:22 am
- Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much' Good One!
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- badmsm badmsm Jan 12, 2008 @ 9:39 pm
- My favorite is the children's story called "The Selfish Giant". It always makes me cry (tears of joy!). Thanks Marti, 5 Stars for you!
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- Nathanville Nathanville Feb 28, 2007 @ 7:07 pm
- Welcome aboard Victorian Culture. A brilliantly wilde lens which is a worthy read. I've added it to the famous people section of the Victorian Culture Group.
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- MrLewisSmile MrLewisSmile Nov 10, 2006 @ 11:52 am
- This lens is cooooool. I'm just off to investigate the cafepress stuff..!
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