Oscar Wilde Quotes

Oscar wilde - democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the...
Morality is simply the attitude we adopt toward people we personally dislike.
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Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.
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Oscar wilde - eduaction is an admirable thing, but it is well...
Why was I born with such contemporaries?
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Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
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Oscar wilde - it is only about things that do not interest one...
As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.
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The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.
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I think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.
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Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
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The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.
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The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.
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I have the simplest of tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.
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What people call insincerity is simply a method by which we can multiply our personalities.
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The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death.
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The problem with the common person is that he is so unbearably common!
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Morality, like art, means a drawing a line someplace.
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Punctuality is the thief of time.
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Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.
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But what is the difference between literature and journalism... Journalism is unreadable and literature is not read. That is all.
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It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.
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It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to be good than to be ugly.
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I was working on the proof of one of my poems all the morning, and took out a comma. In the afternoon I put it back again.
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The stage is not merely the meeting place of all the arts, but is also the return of art to life.
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The English country gentleman galloping after a fox - The unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable.
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There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written or badly written.
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There is no sin except stupidity.
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Bore: a man who is never unintentionally rude.
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Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account.
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Science is the record of dead religions.
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It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances.
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It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.
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Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.
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Philanthropy is the refuge of rich people who wish to annoy their fellow creatures.
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The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
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I sometimes think that God, in creating man, overestimated His ability.
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One can survive everything, nowadays, except death, and live down everything except a good reputation.
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Popularity is the one insult I have never suffered.
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Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived.
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