Quotes by Oscar Wilde
- “When a man has once loved a woman he will do anything for her except continue to love her.”
by Oscar Wilde - “There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.”
by Oscar Wilde - “The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.”
by Oscar Wilde - “I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.”
by Oscar Wilde - “Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.”
by Oscar Wilde - “Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to.”
by Oscar Wilde - “Men always want to be a woman’s first love – women like to be a man’s last romance.”
by Oscar Wilde - “Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.”
by Oscar Wilde - “Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.”
by Oscar Wilde - “The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it’s dead for you.”
by Oscar Wilde - “One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry.”
by Oscar Wilde - “Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one.”
by Oscar Wilde - “I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my works.”
by Oscar Wilde - “Always forgive your enemies – nothing annoys them so much.”
by Oscar Wilde - “If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.”
by Oscar Wilde - “If one plays good music, people don’t listen and if one plays bad music people don’t talk.”
by Oscar Wilde - “One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.”
by Oscar Wilde - “Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family life.”
by Oscar Wilde - “Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.”
by Oscar Wilde - “A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.”
by Oscar Wilde