More Oscar Wilde Quotes
“A good friend will always stab you in the front.”
Oscar Wilde
Friendship, Betrayal, Humor, Loyalty, Truth
Oscar Wilde Friendship, Betrayal, Humor, Loyalty, Truth“True contentment is not having everything, but in being satisfied with everything you have.” Oscar Wilde
Contentment, Satisfaction, Life, Happiness, Perspective
Oscar Wilde Contentment, Satisfaction, Life, Happiness, Perspective“The ugly can be beautiful. The pretty, never.” Oscar Wilde
Beauty, Ugliness, Reflection, Perception, Irony
Oscar Wilde Beauty, Ugliness, Reflection, Perception, Irony“Man is made for something better than disturbing dirt.” Oscar Wilde
Man, Purpose, Betterment, Existence, Labor
Oscar Wilde Man, Purpose, Betterment, Existence, Labor“I love to talk about nothing. It’s the only thing I know anything about.” Oscar Wilde
Humor, Irony, Simplicity, Reflection, Speech
Oscar Wilde Humor, Irony, Simplicity, Reflection, Speech“The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.” Oscar Wilde
Emotions, Misleading, Irony, Psychology, Philosophy
Oscar Wilde Emotions, Misleading, Irony, Psychology, Philosophy“I never put off till tomorrow what I can possibly do – the day after.” Oscar Wilde
Procrastination, Humor, Irony, Reflection, Time
Oscar Wilde Procrastination, Humor, Irony, Reflection, Time“Women love us for our defects. If we have enough of them, they will forgive us everything, even our gigantic intellects.” Oscar Wilde
Love, Defects, Irony, Gender, Relationships
Oscar Wilde Love, Defects, Irony, Gender, Relationships“Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.” Oscar Wilde
Riches, Soul, Possession, Precious, Security
Oscar Wilde Riches, Soul, Possession, Precious, Security“I can’t stand people that do not take food seriously.” Oscar Wilde
Food, Humor, Seriousness, Taste, Irony
Oscar Wilde Food, Humor, Seriousness, Taste, Irony“Well, in the first place girls never marry the men they flirt with. Girls don’t think it right.” Oscar Wilde
Marriage, Flirting, Girls, Relationships, Social Norms
Oscar Wilde Marriage, Flirting, Girls, Relationships, Social Norms“In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowadays books are written by the public and read by nobody.” Oscar Wilde
Books, Society, Irony, Critique, Reflection
Oscar Wilde Books, Society, Irony, Critique, Reflection“Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.” Oscar Wilde
Weather, Conversation, Imagination, Society, Critique
Oscar Wilde Weather, Conversation, Imagination, Society, Critique“There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up.” Oscar Wilde
Fear, Discarding, Society, Perception, Irony
Oscar Wilde Fear, Discarding, Society, Perception, Irony“Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power.” Oscar Wilde
Sex, Power, Irony, Relationships, Society
Oscar Wilde Sex, Power, Irony, Relationships, Society“As for modern journalism, it is not my business to defend it. It justifies its own existence by the great Darwinian principle of the survival of the vulgarest.” Oscar Wilde
Journalism, Critique, Society, Reflection, Darwinism
Oscar Wilde Journalism, Critique, Society, Reflection, Darwinism