I must decline your invitation owing to a subsequent engagement.
Oscar Wilde
Politeness, Irony, Decline, Social Etiquette, Humor
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“Progress in thought is the assertion of individualism against authority.” Oscar Wilde
Progress, Individualism, Authority, Thought, Rebellion
Oscar Wilde Progress, Individualism, Authority, Thought, Rebellion“God is love, love is blind, Stevie Wonder is blind, therefore Stevie Wonder is God.” Oscar Wilde
God, Love, Blindness, Humor, Stevie Wonder
Oscar Wilde God, Love, Blindness, Humor, Stevie Wonder“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“The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.” Oscar Wilde
Mystery, World, Visible, Invisible, Perception
Oscar Wilde Mystery, World, Visible, Invisible, Perception“Circumstances should never alter principles!” Oscar Wilde
Principles, Integrity, Circumstances, Reflection, Consistency
Oscar Wilde Principles, Integrity, Circumstances, Reflection, Consistency“I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being good all the time. That would be hypocrisy.” Oscar Wilde
Hypocrisy, Duality, Reflection, Irony, Morality
Oscar Wilde Hypocrisy, Duality, Reflection, Irony, Morality“Perhaps one of the most difficult things for us to do is to choose a notable and joyous dress for men. There would be more joy in life if we were to accustom ourselves to use all the beautiful colours we can in fashioning our own clothes.” Oscar Wilde
Fashion, Joy, Creativity, Individuality, Colour
Oscar Wilde Fashion, Joy, Creativity, Individuality, Colour“I can resist everything except temptation.” Oscar Wilde
Temptation, Resistance, Irony, Reflection, Humor
Oscar Wilde Temptation, Resistance, Irony, Reflection, Humor“Shallow sorrows and shallow loves live on. The loves and sorrows that are great are destroyed by their own plenitude.” Oscar Wilde
Love, Sorrow, Depth, Fragility, Reflection
Oscar Wilde Love, Sorrow, Depth, Fragility, Reflection“Every little action of the common day makes or unmakes character.” Oscar Wilde
Character, Action, Reflection, Growth, Daily Life
Oscar Wilde Character, Action, Reflection, Growth, Daily Life“Beauty is a form of genius – is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation.” Oscar Wilde
Beauty, Genius, Simplicity, Art, Reflection
Oscar Wilde Beauty, Genius, Simplicity, Art, Reflection“Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.” Oscar Wilde
Fiction, Duty, Critique, Literature, Irony
Oscar Wilde Fiction, Duty, Critique, Literature, Irony“To be good is to be in harmony with oneself. Discord is to be forced to be in harmony with others.” Oscar Wilde
Goodness, Harmony, Self, Reflection, Discord
Oscar Wilde Goodness, Harmony, Self, Reflection, Discord“The Roman Catholic Church is for saints and sinners alone – for respectable people, the Anglican Church will do.” Oscar Wilde
Religion, Catholicism, Anglicanism, Respectability, Humor
Oscar Wilde Religion, Catholicism, Anglicanism, Respectability, Humor“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