Oscar Wilde
224 quotations
Self-denial is the shining sore on the leprous body of Christianity.
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.
Every great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is usually Judas who writes the biography.
Society often forgives the criminal; it never forgives the dreamer.
Once can survive everything nowadays, except death.
Alas, I am dying beyond my means.
For he who lives more lives than one: More deaths than one must die.
I am dying beyond my means.
Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.
Despotism is unjust to everybody, including the despot, who was probably made for better things.
Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.
It is he who has broken the bond of marriage -- not I. I only break its bondage.
One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.
Dullness is the coming of age of seriousness.
Oh, duty is what one expects from others, it is not what one does oneself.
Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.
The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.
A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
Nothing makes one so vain as being told that one is a sinner.
I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.
An ordinary man away from home giving advice.
A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.
I can believe anything provided it is incredible.
And now, I am dying beyond my means. [Sipping champagne on his deathbed]
One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead.