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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
Work is the curse of the drinking classes. Oscar Wilde
Work Drinking Classes Curse
How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being. Oscar Wilde
Relationship Man Be Happy Woman Happy Human Being Insists Perfectly She How Were Normal Expected Human Being Who Her Treating
When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is. Oscar Wilde
Life Money Old Thought Important Young Know Most Most Important Thing Am Important Thing The Most Important Now Thing
I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability. Oscar Wilde
God Man Think I Think Ability Somewhat Overestimated His Creating
Hatred is blind, as well as love. Oscar Wilde
Love Hatred Blind Well
An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him. Oscar Wilde
Man Enemies Excellent He Like Him None His Friends
If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism. Oscar Wilde
Good You World Stupidity Seriously Astounding Bad Pretend Takes Optimism Very
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Oscar Wilde
Man Value Nothing Everything Price Knows Cynic Who
I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies. Oscar Wilde
Good Man Intelligence Enemies Too Good Looks Characters Looks His Friends Cannot Acquaintances Choice Choose Careful
I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives. But women when they love give everything. Oscar Wilde
Love Relationship Women Men Everything See Give Little Them Lives
If a work of art is rich and vital and complete, those who have artistic instincts will see its beauty, and those to whom ethics appeal more strongly than aesthetics will see its moral lesson. It will fill the cowardly with terror, and the unclean will see in it their own shame. Oscar Wilde
Work Art Ethics Will Beauty Cowardly Own Rich Lesson Complete Those Moral See Vital Strongly More Shame Instincts Terror Aesthetic Than Artistic Who Appeal Fill Whom
Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people. Oscar Wilde
Democracy People Simply For The People Means By The People
It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection. Oscar Wilde
Art Our Only Through Perfection Realise
In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience. Oscar Wilde
Benefits Young Older Those Give Ready Always Inexperience Than America Themselves Full Who
Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months. Oscar Wilde
Fashion Every Months Intolerable Alter Ugliness Six Form
If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. Oscar Wilde
Book Reading Enjoy Over Cannot Again Use Enjoy Reading
I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train. Oscar Wilde
Travel Something Never Read Without Always Diary Train Sensational Should
Everybody who is incapable of learning has taken to teaching. Oscar Wilde
Teacher Learning Everybody Taken Incapable Teaching Who
I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself. Oscar Wilde
Good Advice Oneself Only Never Pass Always Any The Only Thing Good Advice Use Thing
In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs forever and ever. Oscar Wilde
President Journalism Years Governs Forever America Reigns Ever Four
The critic has to educate the public; the artist has to educate the critic. Oscar Wilde
Critic Educate Artist Public
It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating. Oscar Wilde
Better Permanent Than Fascinating Income
Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed. Oscar Wilde
Tired Women Men Marry Both Disappointed Because Curious
Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow. Oscar Wilde
Only Shallow Refuge Seriousness
Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess. Oscar Wilde
Nothing Excess Like Moderation Succeeds Thing Fatal
It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it. Oscar Wilde
Education You Will Determines Read Help
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