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Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
Irish Dramatist
Born: Oct 16, 1854
Died: Nov 30, 1900
Art Good Life Man Nothing World
Related authors: Brendan Behan Brian Friel Charles Macklin George Bernard Shaw George Farquhar Hugh Leonard Lady Gregory
No better way is there to learn to love Nature than to understand Art. It dignifies every flower of the field. And, the boy who sees the thing of beauty which a bird on the wing becomes when transferred to wood or canvas will probably not throw the customary stone. Oscar Wilde
Love Art Nature Better Bird Will Beauty Field Every Flower Way Wing Sees Throw Better Way Learn Understand Becomes Boy Than Stone Wood Transferred Which Canvas To Love Who Thing
Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one. Oscar Wilde
Friendship Best Ending Laughter Beginning Bad Far
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself. Oscar Wilde
Good Advice Oneself Only Never Pass Any The Only Thing Good Advice Use Thing
Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us; and true progress is to know more, and be more, and to do more. Oscar Wilde
Progress Ambition Our Rule Ourselves Kingdom More True Know Us Should Each Each One
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. Oscar Wilde
Country Only Only Country Civilization Between Without Decadence America In-Between Barbarism
Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike. Oscar Wilde
Attitude People Morality Adopt Simply Towards Dislike Personally Whom
Ambition is the last refuge of the failure. Oscar Wilde
Failure Ambition Refuge Last
Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you. Oscar Wilde
You Soul Taken Real Precious Precious Things Stolen Infinitely Cannot Ordinary Riches Your Things
All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his. Oscar Wilde
Man Women Become All Women Like Does Mothers His Tragedy
Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. Oscar Wilde
Education Time Worth Remember Nothing Admirable Knowing Well From Time To Time Taught Thing
To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect. Oscar Wilde
Intelligence Thoroughly Intellect Expect Expect The Unexpected Unexpected Modern Shows
There is no sin except stupidity. Oscar Wilde
Stupidity Except Sin
The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation. Oscar Wilde
Everything Way I Can Temptation Only Yield Get Rid Resist
By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community. Oscar Wilde
Ignorance Giving Community Touch Journalism Opinions Uneducated Us Keeps
Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious. Oscar Wilde
Patriotism Virtue Vicious
It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to be good than to be ugly. Oscar Wilde
Beautiful Good Better Ugly Than
When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers. Oscar Wilde
Wish Our Punish Answer Prayers Gods Us
Beauty is the only thing that time cannot harm. Philosophies fall away like sand, creeds follow one another, but what is beautiful is a joy for all seasons, a possession for all eternity. Oscar Wilde
Beautiful Time Joy Beauty Fall Philosophies Possession Follow Only Like Another The Only Thing Cannot Sand Eternity Away Seasons Thing Creeds Harm
Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter. Oscar Wilde
Feeling Every Sitter Artist Painted Portrait
A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal. Oscar Wilde
Great Dangerous Great Deal Dangerous Thing Absolutely Sincerity Deal Little Thing Fatal
One of the many lessons that one learns in prison is, that things are what they are and will be what they will be. Oscar Wilde
Will Prison Learns Many Lessons Things
Sometimes the poor are praised for being thrifty. But to recommend thrift to the poor is both grotesque and insulting. It is like advising a man who is starving to eat less. Oscar Wilde
Man Sometimes Starving Recommend Eat Thrift Thrifty Both Like Advising Insulting Praised Being Poor Grotesque Less Who
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist. Oscar Wilde
Great Great Artist Would Sees He Cease Did Artist Really Ever Things
Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative. Oscar Wilde
Conversation Weather About Refuge Unimaginative Last
You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you have never had the courage to commit. Oscar Wilde
Me You Courage Will Fond Never Had Always Sins Commit Represent
Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both. Oscar Wilde
Pessimist Evils Both He Choice Chooses Who Two
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