A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.
Oscar Wilde
Dreamer, Moonlight, Dawn, Vision, Solitude
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“The best way to make children good is to make them happy.” Oscar Wilde
Children, Happiness, Morality, Reflection, Parenting
Oscar Wilde Children, Happiness, Morality, Reflection, Parenting“The basis of action is lack of imagination. It is the last resource of those who know not how to dream.” Oscar Wilde
Action, Imagination, Dreaming, Resource, Creativity
Oscar Wilde Action, Imagination, Dreaming, Resource, Creativity“One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.” Oscar Wilde
Fairness, Strategy, Irony, Society, Life
Oscar Wilde Fairness, Strategy, Irony, Society, Life“It is only through Art and through Art only that we can realize our perfection; Through Art and art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence.” Oscar Wilde
Art, Perfection, Life, Reflection, Escape
Oscar Wilde Art, Perfection, Life, Reflection, Escape“It is only the modern that ever becomes old-fashioned.” Oscar Wilde
Modernity, Old-Fashioned, Change, Irony, Culture
Oscar Wilde Modernity, Old-Fashioned, Change, Irony, Culture“Oh! it is absurd to have a hard-and-fast rule about what one should read and what one shouldn’t. More than half of modern culture depends on what one shouldn’t read.” Oscar Wilde
Reading, Culture, Critique, Irony, Society
Oscar Wilde Reading, Culture, Critique, Irony, Society“Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathise with a friend's success.” Oscar Wilde
Friendship, Success, Empathy, Human Nature, Reflection
Oscar Wilde Friendship, Success, Empathy, Human Nature, Reflection“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” Oscar Wilde
Life, Living, Existence, Rarity, Humanity
Oscar Wilde Life, Living, Existence, Rarity, Humanity“Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.” Oscar Wilde
Morality, Attitude, Irony, Society, Philosophy
Oscar Wilde Morality, Attitude, Irony, Society, Philosophy“A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.” Oscar Wilde
Thinking, Independence, Individuality, Mind, Wisdom
Oscar Wilde Thinking, Independence, Individuality, Mind, Wisdom“After the first glass, you see things as you wish they were. After the second, you see things as they are not. Finally, you see things as they really are, and that is the most horrible thing in the world.” Oscar Wilde
Perception, Alcohol, Reality, Irony, Reflection
Oscar Wilde Perception, Alcohol, Reality, Irony, Reflection“Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious: both are disappointed.” Oscar Wilde
Marriage, Relationships, Irony, Reflection, Gender
Oscar Wilde Marriage, Relationships, Irony, Reflection, Gender“Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.” Oscar Wilde
Success, Science, Conditions, Results, Achievement
Oscar Wilde Success, Science, Conditions, Results, Achievement“An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.” Oscar Wilde
Ideas, Danger, Innovation, Risk, Change
Oscar Wilde Ideas, Danger, Innovation, Risk, Change“The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it’s dead for you.” Oscar Wilde
Art, Understanding, Depth, Reflection, Mystery
Oscar Wilde Art, Understanding, Depth, Reflection, Mystery“The best people to work for are me, myself and I.” Oscar Wilde
Independence, Humor, Work, Reflection, Individuality
Oscar Wilde Independence, Humor, Work, Reflection, Individuality“There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.” Oscar Wilde
Tragedy, Desire, Irony, Life, Reflection
Oscar Wilde Tragedy, Desire, Irony, Life, Reflection“Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.” Oscar Wilde
Discontent, Progress, Change, Ambition, Growth
Oscar Wilde Discontent, Progress, Change, Ambition, Growth